Happy Easter from our family to yours!  There were 4 services at church this morning…..I couldn’t talk them into the sunrise service so 9:15 was a compromise:

Last year, and the year before, Boo cried in children’s church when Jesus died on the cross.  They show a little film and afterwards the teachers let me know that she’d gotten emotional.

Boo: It’s just too sad for me.

I was a little worried this year but after church she came out excited and told us: Did you know Jesus knows how many hairs are on my head?

Last night, before I went to bed I remembered at the last minute that I had to do an Easter basket.  Boo probably wouldn’t have even remembered…..she was too excited about church. I threw together a basket with some things from around the house:

Boo’s comments on the Easter Bunny’s work:
Why did he use your old basket?
Doesn’t he know I don’t like jelly beans?
I got this same egg from my teacher!  (oops….same egg)
I think he took this toy from your junk drawer mom.
Awesome….I got some money!

Then I saw a friend at church with her son and apparently the Easter Bunny had forgotten their house and was going to come back tonight.  He must be off his game.

*****

Last week was Boo’s spring break. We spent a lot of time working on school stuff and LBB but took some time off to swim and play with friends.  Our matching pool coverups:

I’ve been watching The Bible on the History Channel.  The simplicity of the filming, lack of effects, makes it easy to imagine yourself there. During each episode I wonder what I would have done if I had lived in that time….what would I have believed? Would I have laughed at Noah as he built his ark? Would I have followed my crazy uncle Abraham to the promised land?  At one point Boo tearily commented “Poor Abraham, no one believes him….”

I let her watch the non violent parts….and I love the commentary:

Moses should just tell pharaoh that God isn’t invisible….you just can’t see him on earth.

And she cried seeing Jesus for the first time…..and I had to explain that the one on the screen was just an actor. Then she wanted to be reassured that’s what Jesus really looked like (I agree…he’s a cute Jesus).

Boo: Jesus messed up his own prayer…..
Me: Well some people say “trespasses” and others say “debts”…it’s right both ways.

*****

Me: Have you ever heard God speak to you?

Boo: No…..but Grandma has….

Me: She has? How do you know?

Boo: She told me. When you were little, no one could find you, and they thought you had drowned in the lake. God told her to look under a table…and you were asleep under it.

I learn something new every day.

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