Happy Resurrection Day!

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. 

I Peter 1: 3-5

*We serve a RISEN Savior! every.single.day.

He is not here; he has risen, just as he said.  Matthew 28:6

*Yesterday, was such an incredible day. Here's what happened around here...

*We love to celebrate so we gave the girls a basket full of goodies!

*Each girl got a chocolate bunny as their lunchtime dessert. (I'll post more about that later)

*Funny statement by my hubby:  "Are we the only parents that give their kids candy, but don't let them eat it?"  He was referring to all of the candy they got (but didn't enjoy) from an egg hunt this past week.

*BTW, We let them eat the bunny!

*I taught the toddlers and though I hated to miss "big" church, I received such a blessing from these kiddos!

*You should hear these little voices scream, "He is risen! He's alive!"  Be still my heart!

For as by a man came death, by a man has come the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ shall all be made alive. I Corinthians 15:21-22

Egg-stravagant!

For us, it's a tradition to dye eggs.  It's time well spent with the family and everyone enjoys it! This year was no exception!  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lil' Kickerz

Uncle Corey came to visit this weekend and finally got to see AG play soccer.  He brought his camera and lenses and took some great pictures at the game.  Here's just a few...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

Thanks for the pics, Corey!

Oh, and the Lil' Kickerz W-O-N!  AND, AG kicked the ball a few times!!!! #babysteps

Egg Hunt

Wednesday, we had an egg hunt at church.  As always...I took pictures of our fun day!

headed to the hunt with new Easter baskets from Tat

 

{love} this girl

{love} this one too!

 

 

This picture cracks me up:  three kids and a basket on two chairs--no concept of personal space! :)

 

 

{determination}

 

S-O-L-D

Well, it's official--our house in Fort Smith is no longer "our" house.  The final paperwork was completed today and everything went as smooth as possible.  Last week, there was a M-A-J-O-R hiccup that could have been devastating, but the Lord stepped in and took over.  We give HIM the glory for everything--everything!

So, it is the strangest feeling to finally be done with this chapter in our lives.  If I had been told two years ago that we would just now be selling our house, I would have been panicked.  But God has been so gracious to us over these past couple of years and I am so thankful for His guidance and comfort--not to mention the maturing He has done with me through this trial.

² Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, ³ because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. ⁴ Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.  James 1: 2-4