Waiting For Easter

There's not a lot of tangible "stuff" for the significance of Easter.  Christmas has the nativity scene, lots of songs about Christ's birth, and even the giving of gifts -- reminiscent of the gifts given to Jesus by the wise men.  Easter has... bunnies... and eggs.  And chocolate.



But one thing I love on Easter is the outdoor sunrise service.  Gathering in the dark with other believers, singing hymns about how God conquered sin and death, and then hearing the resurrection story while the sun rises (son rises) - is a very meaningful aspect of the Easter holiday.  I really, really enjoy it. 



Lucy's still too young to grasp any of it, but she was loving these stickers the other day.



They were a gift from her Auntie Evelyn in Beaumont.  She kept calling them, "nice!"



And then re-arranging them all over the door.



Meanwhile, Elliot is working on his most-infuriating-during-the-night-but-most-endearing-during-the-day baby act.



Why does this child not sleep??  We are still feeding 3+ times/night.  It.  Is.  Brutal.



However, he is not screaming at us for hours on end every night, and that is a huge improvement over the situation when Lucy was this age.



 He is a keeper.  He is keeping us tired.  But he's a keeper.