Easter has always been my favorite day of the Christian calender, and no wonder, as it is the central event of the Christian faith. While I was working, I loved preaching on Easter most of all. Christmas was much harder for me, but ah, sharing an Easter message was the very best part. When I was nearing my retirement in 2008, I remember thinking that the one thing I would miss most was preaching on Easter. But as providence would have it, I got a couple of more opportunities. Easter 2009, I was working as interim in Cicero, and got to preach that Sunday. In 2010, I was working as interim in Cortland, and got to participate in the service as associate pastor. This year, in my new role as 'person in the pew', I have been asked to be liturgist, so even yet, I am a participant. Surely, those days will soon be over, but I do love all things Easter.
This year, for the first time in a long time, I am cooking a family Easter dinner. I did not do that while I was working, since Easter Sunday was the biggest day of the year, and I was exhausted in the afternoon, after preaching at several services. I am really looking forward to the family Easter event. I have created some Easter egg hunts for little ones, and some Easter hunts (follow the clues) for a couple of the adults.
I am still waiting for spring. It is still cold and gray, and occasionally snowing. Surely, with May just around the corner, warm weather cannot be far behind! How I long for sunshine and warmth! For the moment, I'll have to settle for tulips and daffodils to get me through.
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