Embracing the Silence

I’m sitting in the quiet of the early morning.  I can faintly hear the rain outside and the gentle snore of the dog.  But it’s mostly quiet today. The silence seems appropriate as I remember the day of Jesus’ burial. I imagine it was pretty silent that day too. There is very little recorded about […]

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Bunnies, baskets, fancy dresses… OH AND the cross, the grave, the resurrection!

It’s Saturday.  I’m gearing up for our first Easter service tonight and I’m feeling very contemplative. I’ve always celebrated Easter.  And while bunnies, baskets, eggs, and fancy dresses were always a part of it, my family did communicate the significance of Christ’s death and resurrection. But for some reason Easter is affecting me differently this […]

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