our easter...

we have been so blessed in so many ways the last few years, i couldnt even count all the times i have been so amazed at God's love and the way He has worked through me and my family. the number of things that i have been so grateful for is absolutely countless and He doesnt stop, His love continues to grow and He keeps on blessing us although we are in so many ways, so unworthy. this weekend, like many other holidays, in many ways can feel so commercialized, the eggs, the baskets, the candy, the bunny...but it is so important to keep in mind that Easter is a holiday that should be recognized by us for the resurrection of our Lord. the candy is just a bonus!

i so often go through the motions of my daily life, grateful for the Lord and all that He does for me on a daily basis, but all to often i look past His greatest sacrific. we all know that Jesus died on the cross for us, but how often do we really think about what that truly means. my pastor had a good point this weekend...at any given point, while Jesus was being nailed to that cross he could have used his godly powers to set himself free...but that wasnt his purpose in life. the purpose of his life was to live amongst us, as we live and to die for our sins so that we could be forgiven. how amazing is that! and in return all we have to do is believe and ask for forgivenness...seems like a pretty small sacrafic on our part, in comparison, if you ask me!

and for the commericial side of easter...the boys sure did have a lot of fun searching for their eggs and baskets!!

and then we spent a relaxing afternoon at our parents house with nani, my grandparents, my brother and his girlfriend...thats what holidays are all about!

5 generations, 90 years apart...