Late last night I went through the many, many pictures I had taken over the Easter weekend. Saturday night we attended a Christian seder hosted by our good friends Joe and Maggie. It was not the traditional Jewish seder (I have never been to a Jewish seder), but a Christian seder with emphasis on what Jesus said to "do in rememberence of me". It was such a warm and wonderful evening, full of symbolism and rememberence. It wa such a perfect way to begin a holiday that is increasingly feeling more and more commercial to me.
Our seder included:
a candle lighting to make the day special
a scavenger hunt for the kids where they heard a retelling of the Exodus story
family groups washed each other's feet as Jesus did the deciples before he died
my favorite 15 year old leading communion for all of the grown ups
prayers for those still in bondage all over the world
paper lantern crafts for the little people
prayers of praise
music, lots of music
and of course, lots of food too.
Thank you friends for being our family when our families are geographically is so far away.
P.S. Of course there were Easter buckets on Sunday morning holding crayon rocks, coloring books, new fishing rods, disposable cameras and a little chocolate. And dyed eggs along with a dyed table and dyed fingers.
We are on Spring break from school this week and a certain little one is turning 4 tomorrow. He has asked for a robots and rockets birthday. So I am not sure how often I will be able to check in this next week. I may post just a few photos from time to time. And work on a few behind the scenes projects.
Hope you had a wonderful Easter weekend friends!