Christ lives. And because of this, someday our little boy will too. We look forward to the day when we can have our family all together, when we can get to know this child we love and miss so much, and when we can finally experience a fullness of joy.
In honor of the Friday before Easter Sunday, the first day the literal Son of God lay in the tomb prepared by his friends after trading his life for ours. Because of this sacrifice, and the beautiful resurrection that occurred on the following Sunday, we all have the opportunity of also living after death and being with those we love the most forever.
I definitely love this little boy, because needles are my biggest fear. And all 2 inches of it goes deep into my thigh muscle. The Disney princess band aid I put on after does make it a bit better though.
One more week until Easter (and until I get to see most of my family). It has been a really hard week for me, so I think I will just let the video stand alone this week, without any words from me.
Yes, I do know it is St. Patricks day. But other than making the milk green, which I didn't really do this year, I never do much more to celebrate other than wear the traditional green (obviously so I don't get pinched). And since the holiday is pretty much over, I can now move on to thinking about Easter again with this lovely video.
I loved this talk when I first heard it. Especially this part:
Brothers and sisters, one of the great consolations of this Easter season is that because Jesus walked such a long, lonely path utterly alone, we do not have to do so. His solitary journey brought great company for our little version of that path—the merciful care of our Father in Heaven, the unfailing companionship of this Beloved Son, the consummate gift of theHoly Ghost, angels in heaven, family members on both sides of the veil, prophets and apostles, teachers, leaders, friends. All of these and more have been given as companions for our mortal journey because of the Atonement of Jesus Christ and the Restoration of His gospel. Trumpeted from the summit of Calvary is the truth that we will never be left alone nor unaided, even if sometimes we may feel that we are. Truly the Redeemer of us all said: “I will not leave you comfortless: [My Father and] I will come to you [and abide with you].”
So many times this past year I have felt very alone and have had to remind myself that because Christ was once alone, I will never be. It also healed my heart a little when Elder Holland spoke of the types of companionship that we have in this life and included family members on both sides of the veil. This tells me they are never far away and it is somewhat comforting to know that this little boy has a brother who I am sure loves him so much looking out for him from that side while we are doing our best to protect him from this side.
And just because I am having so much fun with photoshop, here is another one of my practice prints:
Some of you know it has been my goal to learn to use photoshop for a little while now. I realized last night that you can have a free 30 day trial, so I decided to test it out and see if it was worth it for me. Well, I made a print!! It is very rough and kinda just a test run for me since it was a short verse. This has become one of my favorite scripture passages, so even though it is more like a rough draft, I still love it. It speaks peace to my heart.
We have a thumb sucker on our hands (hopefully a habit he is not born with). David is really proud of his muscles (what he chose to focus on when looking at this picture).
Easter, my new favorite holiday, is quickly approaching. Never has this jelly bean, candy egg, giant bunny hiding stuff holiday felt so sweet and so special. Valentines day is considered the holiday of love, but in all reality Easter holds the most love.
I like the idea behind Lent though it is not something I personally participate in. Not necessarily what it has become, a time of giving up a sin or bad habit for a month only, but of preparing oneself in body and spirit to celebrate and recognize such a holy day. As my thoughts have so often turned to that first Easter Sunday this past year, I have reflected many times on the days and hours leading up to that ultimate sacrifice and largest symbol of love the world has ever and will ever see.
So, in the weeks leading up to Easter Sunday this year, I will be sharing some thoughts and feelings about this special holiday. A Lent of giving, rather than of giving up.
And to start, what has become one of my favorite quotes from President Thomas S. Monson: “In our hour of deepest sorrow, we can receive profound peace from the words of the angel that first Easter morning: ‘He is not here: for he is risen.’”
