Happy Easter! What a wonderful reminder that death does not have the last word. That even in death we can rejoice in our Father's arms in heaven out of pain and suffering. I remember the first Easter after my mom's death and I remember it just not feeling right, for obvious reasons. I remember that I my sadness and anger of my mom's passing made me overlook everything that Jesus had done for us, why Christians celebrate Easter. God sent his one and only son to the earth to die for our sins and then showed us that even in death, Christ can overpower it and rise from the grave. Amen. So happy Easter to you and your family, if you have suffered a loss recently be at peace knowing that death is not the last thing that God has planned for them and that they are peace with our heavenly father.
On a side note I thought I'd inform ya'll that I am the cat whisperer. Sort of. This stray cat showed up on our front yard looking mighty pitiful. She's a very pretty cat, just skin and bones and has some bad patches on her skin to let you know she's been through something awful. Well of course I fed her...and now she's hanging around but problem. WALTER, my cat, HATES OTHER CATS. I tried to get them to see each other and it did NOT go well. I don't know what to do! ): I want to keep her but it just seems like that is impossible between my froomie being allergic to cats and Walter hating cats...yeah it just doesn't look good.
Memory #83
You know what's funny? I really can't think of any specific Easter memories I have. How strange. I can remember what my Easters looked like when my mom was here but there are no random single moments I remember having with my mom. I remember that when Easter came my mom would buy a bag of starburst jellybeans, because they're my favorite, and we would just eat out of the bag before Easter was even close and then on actual Easter I remember I would find a basket with eggs filled with Starburst jellybeans (and other things). I remember going to the Easter church service right after my cousin Troy had passed away and seeing my mom walk up to front and giving Troy the remembrance he deserved, which gave me the strength years later when it was her turn to be remembered.
My mom used to tell me that when I was younger I would tell my mom that I had figured out the Easter Bunny. And my mom would play along and ask what I meant and apparently my answer to all of the Easter Bunny suspicions and what not was, "The Easter Bunny drives a really big truck." Yup. That was my brilliant idea. Obviously that solves all of the Easter Bunny suspicions. My mom would make fun of me all of the time for that.
Happy Easter!
Love Always,
Erin
Beautiful description of the Easter Story, my dearheart. Such a comfort to know we will see your mom and Troy again in heaven. Jesus said, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies (physical death) and whoever lives and believes in me will never die (spiritually and eternally). Do you believe this?" This is the question we must all answer.
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