I don’t know how your Easter weekend went, but ours was smashing! We kicked things of with a visit to Friendship Village (Kim’s folks own a campground in Bedford) where we got to visit with Kim’s family, celebrate cousin Mitchell’s birthday, eat some great food, and hunt for those elusive Easter eggs. Before we left, we tried to explain the egg hunt to Annabelle, but I don’t think she got it.
Kim’s mom always gathers the grandkids to tell them the story of the resurrection of Jesus, using items that they pull from plastic eggs. It’s important for us to keep Jesus at the center, even while the sugar rush from all the candy is making the kids’ ears buzz. It’s fun to listen to the kids talk about Jesus, to hear what they remember, and to listen to them tell the story. Can you tell that Levi might have outgrown the kid stuff? At least he keeps himself entertained!
While Annabelle might not have understood the egg hunt initially, it didn’t take her long to figure things out. In addition to the candy they found in their eggs, there was also loose change in some of the eggs. Annabelle cleaned up, claiming almost 5 bucks in her gathering. While the other kids were chowing down on candy, Annabelle took two more laps through the egg field, and found a few lost eggs hidden in the grass that had been overlooked. I guess persistence pays off!
All the kids had a great time playing together. We love the fact that our kids get to play with their cousins from time to time. My brother and I grew up without cousins, so it’s fun to watch all the kids interact. We don’t get to see my family as much, but the family bonds are strong, and we want to encourage that in our kids.
We had our own little Easter basket tradition Saturday. The Easter Bunny leaves notes for each kid, with a clue to the location of the next note and so on until the Easter basket is found. I did my best to explain Easter baskets to Annabelle, but I think I came up short. She kept asking, “what bunny? what basket?” With all the talk about Jesus, I think the idea of the Easter bunny might have been a little confusing. She may be right on that one, but she enjoyed the hunt. Kim and I got a kick out of watching her work with her brother and sisters to locate each basket. It really is a marvelous thing to watch them playing together, loving each other…
Sunday was a full day. Levi and I head to the high school to help with set up each Sunday about 6:50. That’s early for the Sublett men. 2 worship gatherings, lots of enthusiastic worship, a great sermon from Dan Nold about Hope, based on the Emmaus Road experience…Even with lots of people away for Easter, the 11 was pretty full. It’s a fun thing to lead worship in a room full of people who love Jesus!
After church, we had lunch with a few friends at our house. Neil and Megan (a couple I married–on our anniversary, no less!) brought their baby girl back to SC for a visit. They met at our 4th of July party years ago, served with us in student ministry, and are now living in the DC area. It was fun to catch up with them and see how God has been working in their lives. We are so blessed by the people God brings across our paths. It’s always hard to see people leave town when their time is over here, but we’ve got friends all over the world now!
I hope your Easter weekend was as good as ours. But even more importantly, I’m praying Paul’s prayer from Romans 15:13 for you:
I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.
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