Easter Splendor

I thought Benjamin, Lily, and Grace looked very nice for Easter Sunday. I think Lily was doing a very good job in teaching Grace the art of a well executed curtsy, and Benjamin did well at tolerating everyone. I loved seeing all the children crisp in their spring attire, but even more than that, I loved the spiritual feast we were given in church. For my calling in church, I get to stand in front of the choir, and here all of their beautiful voices directed towards me. This past Sunday, the talks and music were beautiful, and really brought the Spirit into the meeting. During the final hymn, "He is Risen," the choir sang the first two verses and were accompanied by a string quartet. Beautiful, yes. Then, the congregation and organ came in, and I completely lost it. I was no longer capable of singing with the choir, but continued to wave my arms around hoping that no one else in the choir followed my cue. The entire meeting was a beautiful reminder of our Saviour and His life and sacrifice for all of us. To quote if I may, "He is risen! He is risen! He hath opened heaven's gate. We are free from sin's dark prison, Risen to a holier state. And a brighter Easter beam On our longing eyes shall stream." For this, I am truly grateful!



Following church, we did the silly side of the holiday, and the kids had fun racing around the yard for eggs, and such.

As promised, here is the bunny cake inspired by Bestemor, so what do you think? In talking to Bestemor and Bestefar on Saturday, I was trying to figure out what to serve for dessert. She brought up the bunny cake, and how to do it, and I thought: hey carrot cake with cream cheese frosting in any form suits me just fine! So, I gave it a shot. Benjamin said it looked angry, I don't know, maybe just a little excited, nervous? What can I say, I did my best ;)