Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Eastertime Thankfulness

13 Things this picture makes me thankful for:
  1. Easter!
  2. Being able to teach my kids about the new life they can have in Jesus when we talk about eggs and the new life they represent.
  3. This year the new life from an egg concept will be easier to understand because we saw a chick hatch at the rodeo a few weeks ago!
  4. Jesus is alive!
  5. Dying Easter Eggs
  6. The newspaper protecting my table!
  7. Daddy's old t-shirts as smocks. We use them for so many things!
  8. Being able to do kid things again myself just because I have little people to do them with!
  9. Eating beautifully colored hard-boiled eggs with a lot of salt for days afterward!
  10. Multi-colored little fingers!
  11. My white floor I wrote about here will be multi-colored for a while!
  12. Water will wash away that mess, just as His blood washes away my sin
  13. Matt 28:6a, "He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said." What a privilege it is to serve a God like that!!!
Find more Thankful Thursday at Women Taking a Stand, Thousand Words Thursday at Cheaper Than Therapy, and Thursday {Thirteen} at Happy to be @ Home.
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24 comments:

  1. MaggieApril 1, 2009 at 9:13 PM

    Wonderful! Looking forward to Easter with my kiddos too! Have you ever seen Resurrection Eggs? Another neat way to tell the story of Christ's triumph over death. My girls love going through them and listening to the story of Jesus.

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  2. DeniseApril 1, 2009 at 9:38 PM

    Awesome list of thankfuls.

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  3. LAURIEApril 1, 2009 at 10:13 PM

    What a wonderful tt post! I am so thankful for all that the Easter message represents but also I am grateful for all of the wonderful family moments we have shared around the Easter dinner table. Happy TT! -Laurie

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  4. RocksApril 1, 2009 at 10:32 PM

    Love your thankful heart :) thank you for sharing your list with us!

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  5. Joy @ Five J'sApril 1, 2009 at 10:47 PM

    I fondly remember dying eggs on our kitchen table at Easter when I was growing up. Thanks for the great reminder. I really MUST make the same memories with my own kids.

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  6. Raye AnnApril 1, 2009 at 10:49 PM

    I love Passover and Easter. This year they overlap. Yeah!
    # Matt 28:6a, "He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said." What a privilege it is to serve a God like that!!!
    Amen, Amen, Amen

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  7. PiaApril 1, 2009 at 11:01 PM

    great list. happy TT.

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  8. GrammyApril 1, 2009 at 11:28 PM

    I love the photos . Kids and easter eggs make this time of year so special!

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  9. Heidi BoosApril 2, 2009 at 12:11 AM

    Beautiful! Easter is truly a blessed time to celebrate Jesus as our Savior! Thanks for sharing this little bit of sweetness.

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  10. sharonApril 2, 2009 at 5:11 AM

    What a lovely list! Happy TT...

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  11. Laryssa HerbertApril 2, 2009 at 6:28 AM

    Feels Like Chaos,
    My kids think the dino eggs are really cool too. Thanks for saying hello!

    I really like how you are teaching your children about the Lord through something people usually do without thinking...coloring eggs.

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  12. AngelaApril 2, 2009 at 6:35 AM

    Matt 28:6a, "He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said." What a privilege it is to serve a God like that!!! amen amen amen

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  13. naApril 2, 2009 at 6:59 AM

    That looks so fun! I love how you are teaching your children using these symbols!

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  14. JerraleaApril 2, 2009 at 7:14 AM

    Awesome post! Even as big as my kids are, they still feel we have to dye Easter Eggs. I'm thankful for newspaper to cover the table, too! Happy Easter, and thanks for sharing Matt. 28:6 with us. There would be nothing to celebrate if He had not risen!

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  15. MariposaApril 2, 2009 at 7:47 AM

    I love the photo and your list! This brings back some childhood memories...the dying of Easter eggs...watching eggs hatched!

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  16. bpApril 2, 2009 at 10:17 AM

    I love doing kid things too! I enjoyed your wonderful list and the many reminders it gave me of other things to be thankful for! I look forward to coloring eggs next week!

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  17. Shelley @ My Treasure HuntApril 2, 2009 at 10:35 AM

    Love #8, doing kid things with kids is the best! Love that it can be just as fun (or more) for us as it is for them. And I think they love it when we have fun playing too! Now I am ready to dye eggs...we haven't gone there yet this year!

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  18. AnonymousApril 2, 2009 at 10:48 AM

    Love your list!

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  19. Sherry @ Lamp Unto My FeetApril 2, 2009 at 1:03 PM

    Praise God we serve a risen Savior! :D I'm looking forward to celebrating!

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  20. Bri SchaafApril 2, 2009 at 1:23 PM

    What a wonderful post! We are dyeing easter eggs next Saturday! So excited to spend some time playing in past childhood memories!

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  21. LaVonneApril 2, 2009 at 3:44 PM

    I am excited to dye easter eggs this year and hide them for my princess. She will have fun! Thanks for this post. I am thankful for many of those things too! I will have to incorporate some of that on a simple level for my toddler. Blessings!

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  22. MarshaApril 2, 2009 at 5:28 PM

    This is absolutely the sweetest thankful heart post!
    Have a blessed weekend with your precious family.

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  23. Robynn's RavingsApril 2, 2009 at 8:13 PM

    Very, very good times! My kids LOVED this part. Sometimes we still color the eggs. GOOOOODDDD list! Thank you!

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  24. Rita T.April 3, 2009 at 10:07 AM

    Great list. We have so much to be thankful for, even in the little things.

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