Well after reading about the origin ( http://christiananswers.net/q-eden/edn-t020.html?zoom_highlight=easter ) of the name Easter.. I felt convicted to make some changes to the way we celebrate our Lord's Resurrection. With nothing coming to mind I was getting a little let down. Then after a little brain storming with my mom the day before Good Friday. God answered our prayers for something that would be a celebration but honoring to the Lord. So I want to share one of the ideas now. I will put more up later. Praise the Lord HE IS RISEN!
For Good Friday we made a tomb this idea came from friends years ago but this is the first year we have made our own and we where a little late .. if you plan it just right you can have grass on your hill by Sunday.
Saturday we painted stones! not eggs but stones. I believe we are going to call them Stones of Truth. The stone is a reminder to us of the stone that was rolled away to show that the Lord was no longer held by the grave but had conquered death. The bright colors remind us of the new life we have because of the sacrifice that the Lord made for us, making us a new creation if we repent and believe Jesus is the Christ.
That night Grandma put the scripture versus on each Stone of Truth. Today on Resurrection Sunday we hunted Stones of Truth and then gathered together taking turns reading from the Word of God the versus found on each child's stone. So we looked for God's truth found it and hid it in our hearts! What a blessing! We drank lemonade and played with balloons after.
What a wonderful day and what a wonderful new tradition for our family! Thank you Lord!!
