Closing Out Holy Week

Resurrection Sunday is the pinnacle of Holy week and truly the premiere holiday for Christ followers. Yes, Christmas is important because it brought us Jesus in the flesh, but without Easter and our Savior's resurrection, there would be no real hope. And hope changes everything! So we commemorate and clebrate the phenomenal sacrifice and victory of Christ over sin and death and the hope and salvation His sacrifice offers to those who believe. He lives--Praise the Lord--He lives! :-)

The church organized the celebration a little more spread out this year--which was actually quite nice. The children sang on Palm Sunday rather than on Resurrection sunday. This is the last time Riley will be on stage in this capacity, and potentially Hannah as well--they're not so little anymore! They did a fantastic job in their performance of a worship montage.

The church also set up this beautiful cross as a decoration/photo back drop. I caught Bethany and Nikolas in the right place at the right time to snap a picture. I sure wish I had corralled a few others to the spot--at least John and I--to take more photos, but the day was full and the church was full so the moment passed...

I did however, get photos of us before service, which turned out pretty good :-)

Last year, Levi joined us for our celebration. This year, Levi had a girlfriend whose family he joined for the holiday. No harm, no foul--it's a natural progression. Levi's absence was filled however, by Bethany. :-) She was a pleasant addition to our afternoon of games, movies, food, and fellowship. Bethany didn't even try to hold back in our confetti egg fiasco which was wonderful fun!

The day was beautiful and we welcomed and enjoyed the sun and temperate weather. How blessed we are that God has given us so very much!