Happy Easter! Yesterday was Holy Saturday. I read a few things and listened to a few things and watched a few things. All of them spoke of how Holy Saturday on a Christian level is a day of silence. We remember that Jesus is in the tomb between death and Resurrection. I thought of this pretty often during the day and imagined being there, in the dark, in the silence, with Him. It was strangely peaceful. My sister and her son came just in time for dinner. My teenage nephew found the candy making supplies and got creative. He experimented with different objects to see what he could make out of the chocolate melts. He actually made a chocolate cup with a handle that was amazing among many other things. Then we put together a Blueberry French Toast casserole so it would be ready to pop in the oven for Easter breakfast.

This morning I got up and headed to the kitchen to do the rest of the preparation for breakfast and decorate the dining room table with Easter trinkets and candy. The Blueberry French Toast was delicious. It was like eating dessert for breakfast. We headed to church and I was a little surprised that my dad went as he is still re-gaining his strength from his recent hospital episode. The church was packed of course and after standing for quite some time at the beginning, my dad started feeling dizzy. He made it through the Scripture of the apostles going to Jesus’ tomb and finding it empty. Then I brought him home to rest and put my nephew in charge. As I went back to church for my mom and sister, I was thinking how I would have really liked to receive Communion on Easter. When I entered the church, the last few people were getting in the Communion line so I joined them. I was so grateful. When we got back home after church, we raided the candy basket, got dinner started, and had some lunch. By that time my dad was feeling better. We were all very happy about that. We made a leg of lamb for dinner with a recipe I found. It was to be cooked in a hot oven for a bit, then turn the oven down and cook it for a longer time. We could smell it cooking after not too long. It turned out that my sister, who is unfamiliar with the newer oven, thought she turned it down, but had not pushed the correct button. We were afraid it was ruined. However, it turned out beautifully. We were all surprised and thankful. During the day we had fun looking at and sharing pictures and video chatting with family. It was an all around wonderful weekend.

I Found God today in so many ways to be grateful, especially in the Resurrection of Jesus and His hope and promise of eternal life.