Easter Recap

If your weekend was like mine you got plenty of peeps, eggs and little pieces of Easter grass all over the house. I was also fortunate enough to be richly fed at church. I am still on a high from my meetings and would like to share this with you.

From Jeffrey R Holland, Brothers and sisters, one of the great consolations of this Easter season is that because Jesus walked such a long, lonely path utterly alone, we do not have to do so. His solitary journey brought great company for our little version of that path—the merciful care of our Father in Heaven, the unfailing companionship of this Beloved Son, the consummate gift of the Holy Ghost, angels in heaven, family members on both sides of the veil, prophets and apostles, teachers, leaders, friends. All of these and more have been given as companions for our mortal journey because of the Atonement of Jesus Christ and the Restoration of His gospel. Trumpeted from the summit of Calvary is the truth that we will never be left alone nor unaided, even if sometimes we may feel that we are. Truly the Redeemer of us all said: “I will not leave you comfortless: [My Father and] I will come to you [and abide with you].” 20

My other plea at Easter time is that these scenes of Christ’s lonely sacrifice, laced with moments of denial and abandonment and, at least once, outright betrayal, must never be reenacted by us. He has walked alone once. Now, may I ask that never again will He have to confront sin without our aid and assistance, that never again will He find only unresponsive onlookers when He sees you and me along His Via Dolorosa in our present day. May we declare ourselves to be more fully disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, not in word only and not only in the flush of comfortable times but in deed and in courage and in faith, including when the path is lonely and when our cross is difficult to bear. This Easter week and always, may we stand by Jesus Christ “at all times and in all things, and in all places that [we] may be in, even until death,” 21 for surely that is how He stood by us when it was unto death and when He had to stand entirely and utterly alone.

Two Great Movies

Last week we saw two great movies, in the movie theater. I guess we are entering a new phase in life where all our children will sit through a movie in a theater. It's a great stage. If you're not here yet, I promise...it will come for you too.

My dad told me once, "a good vacation is one which changes your perspective on life."

I'd like to add, a good film is one which takes you to a new place in the world.

So we saw African Cats

We lived among the African wildlife for an hour and a half. Thrilling and so amazing. We all walked out asking, how did they film that?

And Rio

Where we basked in the 3d-cartoon-version-sun of Rio De Janeiro and soared over the city on a paraglider. It was almost as good as a vacation.

If you're itchin for a trip, just go see one of these instead.

PS, Hollywood film people, could you please make a movie here, here and here...

I could use this reminder on my way out the door every day.

Love this idea...

here. Except you'd have to ruin your favorite books to make cool ones. I know exactly which books I'd use for each of my children.

I Love the World Wide Web

I had to throw together some party favor ideas for a church activity last week. I love to be crafty, but creative is a term people use too loosely. I'm not creative for the most part, but I do copy other's creativity well. Thanks to all those who share their creative ideas so beautifully on the internet for us all to enjoy and duplicate!

My duplications (lousy photography)

Amazing ideas found all over the WWW

By the way, an illustrator instructor taught me the internet etiquette...it's perfectly acceptable to "copy" as long as you're not reproducing for profit.