Our Easter morning went as smoothly as could be expected. I got up at 6:15 and noticed it was.....raining. Yes. Rain on Easter. I silently thanked God for sending the rain, knowing that it would help green up the grass and produce some beautiful flowers in the coming weeks. I also silently was glad we weren't headed to a sunrise service this morning.....We would have had to be there about that time (6:15) and it was storming and cold!
Because I love a good sunrise service, though, we had decided to attend the 8:30 service at church this morning. Partly, the entire 11:00 congregation had been asked to "prayerfully consider" attending at 8:30 so as to free up space at the 11:00 service. But also, I thought it would be as close to a sunrise service as we can get until the girls get a little older.
So as we drove to church in the pouring rain, it was hard to be exceedingly happy with the weather. I knew the rain was needed and was a gift from God. But come on.....on EASTER????? Day of all days! New shoes! Spring-time dresses! All to have water splashed on them??? It was even more annoying because yesterday had been perfect weather.....
But as we ran in to church (at 8:25......choir hadn't started singing yet so we were good), it was like an oasis of warmth! The church was very brightly lit. The place was packed! Candles, choir, orchestra....It was such a welcome change from the outside. It reminded me of what church should always be.
The service was wonderful! We got to hear some nice organ music as we entered. We sang a rousing chorus of "Christ the Lord is Risen Today" (ah ah ah ah ahhhh layyy luuuu uuuu yaaaa) to start. Then the choir sang "Joy in the Morning" as their anthem and the "Hallelujah Chorus" at the end. Perfect!
We then went to teach Sunday school. We had 12 kids! 4 girls and 8 boys...They were all very well behaved. To sum up the day, I'll relay what our co-teacher's son said to her this morning. As they were headed out to church, she remarked what a yucky day it was. Her son, who's 5, said, "No, mom. The weather's yucky, but it's a GREAT day!"
Here are some of our Easter pics, for those of you who have read all this!! lol!
One of our new Easter decorations.
Another new Easter decoration I got at Hobby Lobby. The letters are all attached to each other.
I'm not a big fan of knick-knacky things, but I loved this little sculpture of two rabbits decorating an egg.
Our Easter display! I love my holiday display area I created. One table and a small nail, and you can arrange things in a myriad of ways.
The annual family Easter picture! For about the third year in a row, the picture has been inside because the outside was either too cold or too rainy.
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