easter 2014...

I have been reminded more in this past month of the real reason that we celebrate Easter than I think I ever have before.  The women's Bible study this year has been going through the book of John which points to who Christ is, where he came from, how he glorified his Father, how he saved us from the wages of sin and restored our broken relationship with the Father.  His resurrection brought peace between God and man and proved that he truly is the Messiah and Son of God who laid down his life for his own.

So many times I forget how much the Father truly loves us.  He isn't just looking down on us waiting for us to screw up so He can punish us.  He loves us.  We don't have to be perfect, and He doesn't expect us to be.  When He sees Jesus in us He sees the perfection that we could never attain on our own.  That gives me great hope because I know I could never ever measure up on my own.

We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf…
Hebrews 6:19-20

Easter 2014

We got to spend our Easter Sunday with our good friends, the Jensens, again this year.  We had a delicious lunch...

followed by a highly anticipated Easter egg hunt for the kids...

Landon vividly remembered the egg hunt last year and how Ashlyn snaked the egg he found right off the top of the fence because he wasn't tall enough to reach it.  Things were a little different this year.  He was tall enough to reach the eggs on the fence and made sure to grab them before Ashlyn had a chance.  
Chris made his infamous creme brûlée for dessert.  This year instead of making vanilla he tried his hand at a dark chocolate creme brûlée…

It was amazingly rich and creamy.

Julia was pretty curious about this odd looking dessert.  Ashlyn explained to her that it was French and Julia quickly made the declaration that she did not like French things.

Julia finally decided to give the creme brûlée a try with seemingly positive results…

I'm telling you, it was heavenly.

The boys didn't get any of the brûlée (shhhhh…don't tell them that) so that just may have made it that much sweeter for the girls.  They enjoyed every last bit and probably would have licked the bowls clean to ensure none of it was left unsavored.
Hope your Easter was wonderful!