Every year I have to look up when Easter is. Seriously. I never know. Then, every year, I have to figure out what to put in the Easter baskets. Why is that so hard? You'd think I'd know what my own kids would like but I still end up wandering places like Walmart and Dollar Tree, trying to figure out what to buy. I do the same thing with Christmas stockings. Big gift things, fairly easy. Easter basket fillers? Suddenly I barely even remember my kids' names, let alone what things they would … [Read more...]
Easter for Preschoolers – The Fun and The Educational
Easter is coming soon and you might be like me and wondering how to make it the best for your kids. You want to address the fun parts of it but you also want to teach your child why Christians celebrate the holiday. When it comes to Easter for preschoolers it can sometimes be difficult to come up with the educational things. Here are some ways to help teach your preschooler about Easter...and some just for fun activities too! Easter for Preschoolers - Educational Use fun activity … [Read more...]
Frugal Easter Ideas
We don't tend to think of Easter as being an expensive holiday. We tend to only really think about Christmas as a big money spending holiday. But Easter can be. Between dying eggs, fillers for plastic eggs for Easter egg hunts, and Easter baskets. Not to mention Easter dinners. We all know that Easter isn't all about egg hunts and chocolate bunnies. We know that Easter is about celebrating the fact that Jesus is Lord. It's about remembering what He did for us. However, especially those of us … [Read more...]
For He Has Risen
"But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. As she wept, she knelt to look into the tomb and saw two angels sitting there, dressed in white, one at the head, the other at the foot of where Jesus' body had been laid. They said to her, "Woman, why do you weep?" "They took my Master," she said, "and I don't know where they put him." After she said this, she turned away and saw Jesus standing there. But she didn't recognize him. Jesus spoke to her, "Woman, why do you weep? Who are you looking … [Read more...]