Who do YOU know?

Easter has always been one of my favorite holidays. Since I was a kid. I remember waking up on Easter morning to a HUGE, over-stuffed Easter basket (okay, I'm an only child - be quiet!) dripping with peeps, jelly beans, chocolate eggs and other ooey-gooey treats that kept my dentist in business! Then there was the egg hunt, and I don't mean hunting for those plastic filled eggs we use today - I mean the REAL HARDBOILED eggs we decorated. Mom would "strategically" place them around the house and my job was to find them all. It never failied, though, that I would forget one (and mom would too) and we would find it like 2 days later - usually by that time smelling pretty ripe! Oh - those were the good 'ole days. Or were they?

If you grew up in a family like mine, Easter was about a big bunny, too much candy and a ham on the dinner table. Oh - and those HOLLOW chocolate bunnies. Do you remember these? My mom ALWAYS got me the hollow ones - never the SOLID ones. You know the ones I'm talking about. I yearned for the solid ones and year after year I remember sticking my finger in the bunnies ears and hearing the crunch it would make! Darn it! Another hollow bunny!

Just like that hollow bunny, we were hollow inside. For many years, my family was missing something - we just didn't know what it was. We longed to be solid and complete, but it wasn't until years later that we discovered that it was Christ Jesus! It is Him and Him alone that makes us solid and complete. Easter has a whole new meaning to us now, as Christians. When Jesus paid the price for us years ago upon that cross - - he thought of me - - he thought of you - - and Easter is no longer about a hollow bunny - it's about celebrating a solid life with Christ!

So who do you know who doesn't know? Who can you share the Easter story with? We all know someone who doesn't know the joy of living a solid life with Christ. Who will you choose to share your story with this Easter season? Maybe it's a phone call to those family members who will spend their Easter Sunday alone. Maybe it's an email to a friend who, for whatever reason, has been on your mind lately. Maybe it's your neighbor who is going through a divorce or maybe it's even a gas station attendant who has never heard that Christ died for her too! Get out there! Share your story. Share Christ's love with someone today! You never know the impact you might have on their forever!

The SON is shining

So yesterday was just gorgeous! I was almost tempted to not even take a lunch for fear that I wouldn't want to come back to work! I am glad I took the time to at least drive to get lunch. Isn't springtime amazing? It's like people just poor out of the woodwork. Here are just a few of my observations from my 15 minute drive... a mom pushing her baby in a stroller, 2 men jogging and laughing together, a teenage girl walking her beautiful Golden Retriever puppy, a biker couple enjoying the opportunity to get a good ride in. Just ordinary things on an ordinary day. But what it did for me was cause me to stop - - look - - listen - - and BE THANKFUL I'm alive! Spring is a reminder of God's amazing love for me. A reminder of His grace and mercy and His daily blessings in my life!

The SON is shining today! What do you have to be thankful about this spring?

Mom My Ride

If you haven't seen this yet- you can check it out here. This is hilarious!

The Bridge

So Chloe has been asking and asking me to take her to see the newer Disney flick, Bridge to Terabithia. I saw the previews, and I've gotta be honest, it didn't look like anything I thought I would enjoy... boy was I wrong! What a great movie! I love those ones where you're watching and things are good and then WHAM! something changes and out of nowhere the movie takes a totally different turn! Yeah - I know, I'm weird. This one was like that! I've gotta warn you though, moms, bring your tissues! Go check it out and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

Hey Jodee!

OK - this is for my newest bud, Jodee! I told you to go to my blog and warned you that I have been quite lazy on posting recenlty. Okay - so I didn't realize it had been since October!! So - here's just a note you welcome you to my blog and I PROMISE I will get back on track by next week! :) Love ya!