Easter Memories
April 10, 2009Everybody has an Easter memory – here are a few that we’d like to share:
Gillian -
Easter Day:
I had to wake at 5:00
“It’s okay” I said I am still awake.
My family drove to church
but everything was still a blur.
We were finally there
and the sun had just rose.
I listened to the sermon
while still trying to stand fully up.
By the time it was over
the sun had rose
and was the beginning
of Easter Day.
MoJo -
One Easter Morning
One morning I woke up remembering that today was Easter. So I got on an old pair of jeans and a nice shirt. Acorn (my sister) and I got on our bikes and told our mother that we will be at one of our neighbor’s houses. Mrs. Costello told us that we were to help with hiding the Easter eggs. Once everyone was there we all played with the bunnies the Costello’s owned, a white bunny named snow; a brown bunny named Marshmallow; and a black bunny named Lickerish. Then Mrs. Costello told everyone to get in a line for the Easter egg hunt. All the little ones first then the big kids last all who hid the eggs. Once all the eggs were gone the son of one couple dressed up as the Easter bunny, but all the younger kids were afraid of him. The rest of the day we just played and had a great time.
Mr. B-
Growing up in Indiana (yes, people actually DO live there) I was used to my father being away on Easter. He was a minister and would get called to go places for special services and often times we did not go with him. However, one year he got a call to a very small church in Logansport, Indiana – which was about 90 minutes from my hometown of Fort Wayne. My family decided to go on Saturday and stay a night in a hotel in Logansport and then go to the Easter service together early Sunday morning. That was one of the nicest times I can remember – my parents even bought me a rubber snake at a store on Saturday! You can imagine how much fun was had with that. And on the way home, what else? We got to eat McDonalds….which is now an Easter tradition for me.
HAPPY EASTER!
Great memories, Gil, MoJo and Mr. B! Thanks so much for sharing
I think I have been to a Sunrise Service every Easter of my entire life. Even all the years I didn’t go to church as a young adult, I still found SOME Sunrise Service to attend – preferably outside! I think my very favorite Sunrise Services were when I was a teenager, and my Mom would drive us all down to the GW Parkway. We’d have our own Sunrise Service, singing old hymns and reading the Bible stories of the resurrection to each other, as the sun came up over the Potomac. I’ll always cherish those memories of laughing, singing and generally being loud & obnoxious teenagers, while worshiping God. I love my mom for giving us that freedom. Thanks again!! Ms. Deb
Great memories, love the pic too!