I have to admit, Easter week has really crept up on me this year!  I have thought a little about what we are going to do to celebrate the resurrection of Christ, but I have been convicted that I haven’t thought of it enough.  Why is it that what should be the most important celebration of the year slips my mind, and I do not give nearly enough thought to? 

    I am so thankful that one of my good friends has been so diligent to organize a Christ-centered, Christ-exalting Easter celebration this year.  God has used her posts to remind me and convict me of my indifferent approach to Easter.  My friend is so right when she asks why it is that we spend months planning, preparing, shopping, and decorating for Christmas, yet Easter barely even gets a weekend (or a day)!  This is terrible!  And I am so guilty!  Christ death and Resurrection is at least equal to, if not more important than His birth.  Why don’t we treat it that way….why don’t I treat it that way??? 

   SO, now that I have been convicted by the Lord about this, what am I going to do about it?  Well, using one of the ideas my friend posted from Noel Piper, we are going to do seven devotions (one every day, ending Easter Sunday) to lead up to the resurrection of Christ…teaching the children all about what happened Easter week.  I also would like to do some type of activity each day to correspond to the devotional.  One thing we have been doing for the past 2 years (since Trevor was 2 1/2) is using a resurrection egg set.  I would like to do this again this year with the kids on Easter Sunday.  I would also like to make Easter Cookies this year on either Friday or Saturday.  I have heard of these, but we have never actually made them, and I think they sound so neat!  For gifts for the children – I want to buy them some books, or something that would help develop their knowledge/love for the Lord.  Also we will be going to our church’s Maundy Thursday service, and of course the Easter service on Sunday. 

   My prayer is that despite my lack of preparation and thought this year, the Lord would still bless this week in our home as we strive to turn our minds and hearts toward His death, burial, and Resurrection, being reminded of His great Love and Sacrifice for us, and truly worship HIM this Easter! 

Katie

Boasting In My Weakness