Happy Easter!

It's Easter weekend here and our area got hit with a TON of snow! I swear it happens every year   though, because Good Friday always seems to have horrible weather, and then on Easter Sunday, like today, it's a beautiful day. Well, the snow hasn't magically disappeared but it's a clear blue day outside.

For me, this holiday is a reflection of the Saviour and how my relationship with Him is progressing. One of my favourite hymns is #185 "Reverently and Meekly Now." It's a sacrament hymn which words are coming from the Saviour's point of view. I am pretty sure it's the only hymn in the hymnbook that has this perspective. The Atonement was the most powerful, essential part of Heavenly Father's plan. I also love my calling! In sharing time today, we had an Easter lesson today and I was amazed (as usual) by the spirit of children as they participated in the lesson. It was so simple and so beautiful and the Spirit was so strong.

Easter time is one of my favourite times of year. It means that winter is leaving (hopefully, in this part of my world) and springtime is coming and then it will be summer! It's a season for change and growth, quite like how my life is right now.

Like most holidays, Easter has become pretty commercialized but we keep it pretty simple in our home. And amongst our crazy morning, I didn't get any photos of kids in their Easter outfits! But here's a few from our egg hunt at Oma and Opa's on Friday.