he is risen!

Christ the Lord is risen today! hallelujah!


happy easter! our easter weekend got off to a wonderful start the other night when we had the pleasure of attending a local church's passion play. the whole production was not only impressive but incredibly worshipful! i found myself tearing up several times as the anthems of praise rang out from the stage. i also couldn't help but sing along to the familiar songs! it was obvious that ethan was really taking it all in-- he and his buddy joseph were as still as statues through the entire (over two hour) performance. afterwards, he told us, "i don't know what i'm going to tell gram!" (who was home with sleeping amelia) "it was too much!" caroline, on the other hand, was quite the little squirmer. i guess it was too long for her, though i really expected her to be wowed by the show. her favorite parts were "the kids, the soldiers, and the angels". caroline's other favorite part was getting to stand on the back the seat in front of her during the ascension of Jesus.... it was truly an amazing finale, much more so in person than i could capture in this picture.


as Jesus rose into the air, everyone jumped to their feet and applauded... praise the Lord! Jesus is risen and is seated at the right hand of God! caroline was getting heavy, so i told her to stand on the back of the seat. and my daughter in all her egocentrism exclaimed, "look at me! look at me!" everyone else is focused on the living Jesus in a long golden robe, surrounded by singing angels... and i hear, "look at me! look at me!" just another reminder of how much we need Jesus. :)

as our easter day is filled with the busy-ness of dresses and church and lunch and time with family...may we be like these followers of Jesus, who could not help but celebrate their risen Savior!


ethan's been walking around the house this weekend singing bits and pieces of "Christ the Lord is risen today", and it took me back a couple of years to when i recorded a little two year old boy singing his favorite easter hymns... take a peek at little ethan singing about our risen Lord!

have a wonderful easter, everyone!