Today is Easter, the day Jesus rose from the dead and fulfilled his promise to redeem us. I'm in awe of what that means and how that sacrifice changed the course of humanity.
That said, I didn't go to church today. Handsome was tired (read: pooped. He worked an overnight on Friday and didn't sleep much) and we decided to stay home rather than muster the energy to get everyone ready, out the door, and to their classes on time. Not to mention that our church just combined services starting this week (down to one service from two) and it's Easter, one of the two "required" holidays for "Christians" to attend church (/sarcasm). So we stayed home, and it was glorious.
Handsome and I had scheduled a meeting with each other for 9am, so we talked for maybe 10 min about a couple things we needed to address. On a whim I gave the boys hair cuts, all 4 actually. I took a shower, straightened my hair, the kids played with legos, I tried to tickle My Handsome and he started pinching me and we laughed. It was such a nice morning, I'm thankful for it.
Around 1 we left for my inlaws' house ever we had ham and potatoes and other yummies. My sister in law and her friend hid eggs in the basement for the kids, then the kids hid them for the adults. They were so funny, Squirrelly Girl was excited about having hidden the eggs and gave us clues about where to find them. And Blue just went down with us and added his "newly" found eggs to his first basket. And boy was he defensive if anyone touched them. Buncha goofs. We spent the rest of the day hanging out and playing and chatting.
It was lovely. Not without a couple hiccups, but in the end everything was made right. I'm a little on edge because this is the last week handsome is home before he leaves for AT, he'll be gone for 17 days with a couple quick trips home thrown in.
We can worry about that tomorrow. Today I'm going to be thankful first for God and His son Jesus, and their victory over death. And for the blessing of family, in whatever crazy package it comes in.
(Speaking of crazy, that's my beautiful sister in law in the picture with my kids. Check her out over here, she has lots of wise things to say.)
That said, I didn't go to church today. Handsome was tired (read: pooped. He worked an overnight on Friday and didn't sleep much) and we decided to stay home rather than muster the energy to get everyone ready, out the door, and to their classes on time. Not to mention that our church just combined services starting this week (down to one service from two) and it's Easter, one of the two "required" holidays for "Christians" to attend church (/sarcasm). So we stayed home, and it was glorious.
Handsome and I had scheduled a meeting with each other for 9am, so we talked for maybe 10 min about a couple things we needed to address. On a whim I gave the boys hair cuts, all 4 actually. I took a shower, straightened my hair, the kids played with legos, I tried to tickle My Handsome and he started pinching me and we laughed. It was such a nice morning, I'm thankful for it.
Around 1 we left for my inlaws' house ever we had ham and potatoes and other yummies. My sister in law and her friend hid eggs in the basement for the kids, then the kids hid them for the adults. They were so funny, Squirrelly Girl was excited about having hidden the eggs and gave us clues about where to find them. And Blue just went down with us and added his "newly" found eggs to his first basket. And boy was he defensive if anyone touched them. Buncha goofs. We spent the rest of the day hanging out and playing and chatting.
It was lovely. Not without a couple hiccups, but in the end everything was made right. I'm a little on edge because this is the last week handsome is home before he leaves for AT, he'll be gone for 17 days with a couple quick trips home thrown in.
We can worry about that tomorrow. Today I'm going to be thankful first for God and His son Jesus, and their victory over death. And for the blessing of family, in whatever crazy package it comes in.
(Speaking of crazy, that's my beautiful sister in law in the picture with my kids. Check her out over here, she has lots of wise things to say.)
