Growing UP↑: He is Risen!

I just love Easter! It brings back so many memories for me from my childhood with some added new memories as well. When my brothers and I were little we would look for eggs in the morning while still in our pajamas and my brothers would always try to help me find my special basket that I learned later Mom made for me. My brother Brian and I used to hide our eggs over again and make each other find them...one year one did not get found right away and it turned a little smelly in the house! That time in particular sticks out in my mind. We would all get dressed in our Easter outfits and drive to Valley Center to visit Honey and Papa for dinner and more eggs. This is also where the golden egg tradition started. My grandparents would hide $20 in a golden egg and whoever found it kept it.
Now my reason for celebrating Easter is different and it never really became my favorite holiday until I gave my life to Jesus...I know I know some people out there might be saying "Oh here she goes!" but I truly mean this from the bottom of my heart. All of the lessons and stories that were taught to me about His death on the cross and His resurrection before I had a relationship in my life with Him, did not mean anything to me. It's not that I did not want to care, I just did not care enough to pay attention. But Once I finally did pay attention and really understood what it meant when He died for My sins, I finally knew what Easter was all about, or as I like to call it Resurrection Sunday. Ever since then, it has been my favorite Holiday of the year. We still keep family traditions and get together at our place. We hide a money egg and watch all of the grownups go scrambling about to find it...everyone is a kid at heart. We still watch the children s faces light up with glee when they find their little treasures. But in my money egg there is the real treasure the message of Jesus resurrection..."He is risen!"
I can't wait for Korban to be old enough to understand why we celebratge this special day.
Here are a few pics from Easter's past and present....