Easter

I didn't realize how much I would miss not being able to go to church on Easter Sunday, however our Easter this year was memorable and one of the more sacred experiences we've had together as a family. We woke up and did our traditional Easter egg hunt with the kids. The nice thing about doing an egg hunt while you are getting ready to move is that there are plenty of places for the Easter bunny to hide eggs. (Sidetone...Josh and I were at Walmart last night and I ended up negotiating with the manager there to buy their Ninja Turtle arcade game. We got it out to the parking lot only to realize that we wouldn't be able to fit it in the car like we had hoped. So I left Josh standing in the middle of the parking lot with the arcade game in the rain while I ran home to get the van. We bought it for the new house, but bc it happened to be Easter we decided to give it to them Easter morning  so they could play it and let us sleep in longer. It worked. And they loved it!)

We headed over to the Ericson's house for lunch and sacrament meeting. I had each of my kids prepare a short talk on the different ways we can "Hear Him." They did the following:

Brayden - "Hear Him by Removing Distractions"

Brielle - "Hear Him through Service"

Brynlee - "Hear Him through the Scriptures"

Shantelle - "Hear Him by Remembering Him"

Brooklyn - "Hear Him through Forgiveness"

Britney - "Hear Him through Prayer"

Josh - "Hear Him through Worship"

I also had my kids sing a musical number titled "To Be His Child." As a mother I couldn't have been more proud of my kids. It touched all of us to watch these innocent and sweet kids bear their testimonies through word and song. I'll always remember how it felt to share that experience with them today. Because of Him...