Jesus is Alive!

What an exciting time it was this year to celebrate Easter with our boys.  They enjoyed celebrating with us the Truth in that Jesus died for our sins and then rose again.  Oh how big their smiles were and how joyously loud they shouted..."Jesus is alive!" on Easter Sunday. We start the week leading up to Easter by lighting a set up candles.  Each night we read a portion of the Easter Story and then blew out a candle.  By Friday all the candles would be blown out, symbolizing the death of Jesus.  And then on Easter Sunday all the candles are lit, displaying that Jesus is alive.  The boys also enjoyed making various crafts over the week leading up to Easter.

It's become a tradition for us to have the boys search for rocks to put in their Easter baskets on Good Friday.  We share with them the weightiness (illustrated in the weight of their baskets they are carrying) of sin that Jesus bore on the cross for our sins. We then cover the baskets with a red cloth symbolizing Jesus' death.  On Easter morning the boys wake up to find their baskets no longer covered in red but in purple (symbolizing Jesus' victory over death).  And the baskets are no longer filled with rocks but with fun snacks and toys, which illustrates God's goodness in sending Jesus to die for our sins making a way for us to know God.

 Easter Sunday

On Sunday we went to church in the morning and then got together with Kristin's family for dinner.  What a great celebration, not only on Easter Sunday but every day for a Christian. Jesus is Alive!