It is now about 8:30 am on Sunday Morning and I have been up for over 3 hours now! For those of you who know me well you know that getting up on time, particularly on Sundays, is a CHALLENGE for me!
But this morning my amazing husband and I started a new Easter tradition. We arose before sunrise, made a pot a coffee, put our jackets on over our pajamas and went out to our backyard to watch the sunrise as we remembered that The Son has risen and conquered death so that we may have life.
It was honestly the most amazing Easter I have ever celebrated in my almost 26 years of life, and 13 years as a Christian!
Sitting on the top of our picnic table watching the sun as it rose over the tree tops and the tops of houses we marveled to see how slowly the light over took the darkness. Mark then read us the Easter story from his Bible and after the sun had almost fully risen we came inside where we worshipped together. We sang "Lo in the Grave" (my favorite Easter Hymn), "In Christ Alone", and "How Deep the Father's Love For Us".
Even though we still have a full day of Easter celebrations before us, I am so thankful that we took that time together as a family to worship our Savior and to thank Him for all He has done for us. I know for sure that this will be an Eldridge Easter family tradition that we will some day share with our children!
I would love to hear how you celebrate Easter with your family!
God Bless and Happy Easter!
(Focus on the Family had a great article this month on ways to celebrate Easter with your family if you would like to read some more about different family Easter traditions.)
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