tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1834944395695960296.post4340646093841658785..comments2024-02-28T21:54:54.541-08:00Comments on The Lavender Tub: The Importance of EasterElliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15645436282649157852noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1834944395695960296.post-51178952518472694032012-04-03T20:15:08.298-07:002012-04-03T20:15:08.298-07:00Hallelujah!Hallelujah!Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15645436282649157852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1834944395695960296.post-42442829265705675722012-04-03T20:14:44.950-07:002012-04-03T20:14:44.950-07:00Love you, Sis. Which sis is this?Love you, Sis. Which sis is this?Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15645436282649157852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1834944395695960296.post-76902065363503637452012-04-03T20:14:18.089-07:002012-04-03T20:14:18.089-07:00Thanks Susan. I'd love to hear how your celeb...Thanks Susan. I'd love to hear how your celebration turns out.Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15645436282649157852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1834944395695960296.post-66173042093880219832012-04-03T06:19:11.955-07:002012-04-03T06:19:11.955-07:00He is risen indeed!He is risen indeed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1834944395695960296.post-66967162153527981602012-04-03T06:17:51.610-07:002012-04-03T06:17:51.610-07:00Thanks so much for sharing your ideas. I love Mary...Thanks so much for sharing your ideas. I love Mary kneeling at the cross and all the contributions the kids made.<br /><br />Roisin - I totally agree with you on the denial aspect. I struggled with that one. My kids are older and I wanted all of us to ponder where Peter was at in all of this. He was Jesus' best friend and had just said he would go to the death with Him - even if everyone else abandoned Jesus. And yet, he denied Jesus 3 times before the rooster crowed. When I was younger, I was kind of down on the disciples - especially Peter. I just want us to think about how their world was ripped out from under them and how scared they were. When they had a moment to realize what had happened they must have felt horrible for abandoning Jesus - and yet they came to understand how He completely forgave them even for this. Perhaps it will help us count the cost of following Jesus - just as they had to. This may be an age appropriate thing and might confuse younger children.<br /><br />Also, I love the foot washing. We should do that too.<br /><br />To my fellow believers<br /><br />HE IS RISEN!Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15645436282649157852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1834944395695960296.post-85242384636241978352012-04-02T19:41:25.429-07:002012-04-02T19:41:25.429-07:00Lovely, meaningful ideas. I am not sure I fully ap...Lovely, meaningful ideas. I am not sure I fully appreciate the denial aspect, but I think the praying in a garden and the roses are absolutely wonderful. Thanks so much for sharing them. I am hoping next Lent to have a Christian seder, which I have attended before and found very moving. Our church has foot washing on Holy Thurdsay and we nail our sins to a large cross in the church on Good Friday. Have a happy and blessed Easter!Roisinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351402751154671705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1834944395695960296.post-86421984524190848342012-04-01T21:45:13.056-07:002012-04-01T21:45:13.056-07:00I share the same sentiments as Susan. We, too, hav...I share the same sentiments as Susan. We, too, have made this year more focused and meaningful. I employed the kids to add their ideas to our Easter décor. Here are a few of their ideas: we have a cross, crown of thorns, donkey, & Mary (kneeling at the cross) from our nativity set, a nail, flashlight (for Jesus being the light of the world), spear, and a stone with Lego soldiers standing guard. There’s more but that gives an idea. Very fun how the kids got involved! Thanks for sharing.Your Sisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1834944395695960296.post-54929240121727512822012-03-31T10:30:46.243-07:002012-03-31T10:30:46.243-07:00Thanks for sharing your heart. These are questions...Thanks for sharing your heart. These are questions I ask myself each year, how do I bring the truths more clearly of our most important time of year. Your ideas are wonderful and I am going to make some changes in our celebrations this year. Thanks again.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13265641693122527113noreply@blogger.com