Flower Communion

I only took the 3 youngest children to church today. We gathered up the flowers we picked yesterday and picked a few more near the parking lot at church. Ben went to his class and Evan and Eliot and I spent the service listening in the "crying room". They had coloring books provided by the church since they did not have class today. (Well, Eliot did but she didn't want to go.) When we arrived the kids placed their flowers in the communal baskets and toward the end of the service we joined in to pick out new flowers in trade. I was not in the best of moods today. I guess I can just blame it on the pregnancy but I hate to do that. Mama's are allowed to off days too.....

Easter fun...

The little kids and Lyn had fun today. They hunted eggs at Grandma and Papa's house and painted with Lyn in the afternoon. Lyn planned their painting acivity herself. Check out the slide show on the sidebar for pictures of the day and look below for a small video of the kids.

Easter, where did that word come from?

I have been thinking about writing a post about the history of Easter. A site that I follow beat me to it. I really like what the author had to say. Check it out.....

Bunnies, Bells, Chicks and Eggs: The Truth About Easter
Posted by mamapoekie at 11:35 AM Labels: Truth
Happy Easter!

I hope you are feasting on those chocolate eggs, sugary chicks and marshmallow bunnies. Maybe you've organised an egg hunt and have a flock of little ones running around your garden carrying wicker baskets. Or you might have spent the last couple of weeks making and decorating an easter tree. Maybe you told your kids the easter bunny has hidden those eggs in your garden, or maybe you said it was the bells that came from Rome.
But have you ever stopped to think where all this easter madness comes from?

Go to Authentic Parenting to read more.