On this fine, Easter Day, I am reminded of the resurrection story and can not help, but to pause and think about how beautiful it is. Overcoming death.
There are so many places of "death" in all of our lives. How often do we race to pacify that "death" instead of facing it head on? Forgiving where forgiveness is needed, loving others when it seems impossible.
Christ's story is a unique one because he looked death in the face, accepting the fact that it would take suffering to lead to resurrection. It is important to note, that he literally sweat blood coming to a place of acceptance for the suffering, even though he knew it would lead to life for him and those around him. Not to mention, his friends and family abandoned him during this time. It was his decision to make and it was a hard one.
Overcoming anything is not an easy task. It takes dedication. His example shows us that we can be victorious.
Understanding the need for change, accepting that it will take time and effort, moving forward with the task at hand, and finally rising from the ashes because the old passes away and we become new.
In the face of unsurmountable odds, we are risen indeed!
Now, let's hunt for Easter eggs. :)
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Monday, March 11, 2013
Maternity Leave Starts Now!
This weekend, we celebrated my sister's upcoming nuptials with a "sweet love" themed bridal shower and Bachelorette party. On top of that, I started my maternity. It is amazing to see my baby sister growing up and finding such a wonderful man to share life with. I can't believe that Kevin and I will be having our very own baby soon!
At the bridal shower, we played a fun game where hope would put marshmallows in her mouth and try to say wedding words that the guests had to guess. I think she had about 6-8 marshmallows in her mouth before the last two people guessed the word! :)
We also did a "wedding dress" fashion show with toilet paper. Groups split up into teams of 5, designed and made a toilet paper wedding dress for one of their team members and "walked the runway". Hope picked the winning team and the entire thing was just hilarious.
The food was amazing. My mom made quiches, salad, and these amazing cannoli cupcakes. To go along with the "sweet love" theme, we had candy galore. What a wonderful day!
While Hope was opening her presents, we had people write down the name of love songs that they want to hear at the wedding. After she was done, we read out the title of the love songs to her to describe her love with Jordan. The entire day was filled with such happy faces.
After the shower, we went to a hotel room and celebrated the Bachelorette. We got dressed up and went to a restaurant and then we went to the hotel's pool and played a fun game where we tossed around a beach ball and whatever color your right hand had on the ball, was the color of the card that you had to pick up. The cards were filled with dares, questions about the bride and groom, and skits for us to act out. Some of my favorite memories are serenading the bride with the song "L.O.V.E" and prank calling the groom! We stayed up late into the night playing games, opening gifts, chatting, and doing our nails. So much fun.
Now I'm starting my maternity leave and can focus a bit more on baby until she makes her grand entrance. People were so wonderful and generous at my "baby bird themed" baby shower and we have pretty much everything we need! The only things left are to get are: a family car, a breast pump (which will have its own post), a baby monitor, and a crib for the baby's room.
This has been such a full time in my life and I can't wait to see all of the new adventures to come! <3
At the bridal shower, we played a fun game where hope would put marshmallows in her mouth and try to say wedding words that the guests had to guess. I think she had about 6-8 marshmallows in her mouth before the last two people guessed the word! :)
We also did a "wedding dress" fashion show with toilet paper. Groups split up into teams of 5, designed and made a toilet paper wedding dress for one of their team members and "walked the runway". Hope picked the winning team and the entire thing was just hilarious.
The food was amazing. My mom made quiches, salad, and these amazing cannoli cupcakes. To go along with the "sweet love" theme, we had candy galore. What a wonderful day!
While Hope was opening her presents, we had people write down the name of love songs that they want to hear at the wedding. After she was done, we read out the title of the love songs to her to describe her love with Jordan. The entire day was filled with such happy faces.
After the shower, we went to a hotel room and celebrated the Bachelorette. We got dressed up and went to a restaurant and then we went to the hotel's pool and played a fun game where we tossed around a beach ball and whatever color your right hand had on the ball, was the color of the card that you had to pick up. The cards were filled with dares, questions about the bride and groom, and skits for us to act out. Some of my favorite memories are serenading the bride with the song "L.O.V.E" and prank calling the groom! We stayed up late into the night playing games, opening gifts, chatting, and doing our nails. So much fun.
Now I'm starting my maternity leave and can focus a bit more on baby until she makes her grand entrance. People were so wonderful and generous at my "baby bird themed" baby shower and we have pretty much everything we need! The only things left are to get are: a family car, a breast pump (which will have its own post), a baby monitor, and a crib for the baby's room.
This has been such a full time in my life and I can't wait to see all of the new adventures to come! <3
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