C. and the Easter 2007 picture

Last year C. was here the week before Easter and we were coloring pictures related to Easter from coloring pages that we found on-line. One of them was in the shape of an egg and inside there were three crosses. He asked me about the other two crosses that were on each side of Jesus' cross. I told him about the two thieves; they hung with ropes holding them onto the cross, but Jesus was nailed to the cross. He drew ropes on two of the crosses where the men's arms would have hung and on Jesus' cross he drew black dots where the nails would have been. While he colored, I told him that although Jesus died, He didn't stay dead; He rose again and that's what we celebrate on Easter. C. asked me if people saw Jesus after He rose and I shared the story of "Doubting Thomas". Jesus visited the disciples but Thomas was not there. Thomas did not believe his friends when they said they had seen Jesus. He didn't believe until Jesus appeared to the disciples again and he saw and touched the nail prints in His hands. I told C. that the Bible says, "Blessed are they that believe even though they have not seen" C. (whose eyes were as big as saucers by that time) said "I BELIEVE, I BELIEVE." I hugged him and said "I know you do and I am so happy."

Jesus wants us to come as a child. Thank you Lord for that special time with my grandson. What a wonderful Easter memory.

Of course, I still have that picture.

New Housecoats

My daughter and her family are living at my house while their house is on the market. For some reason they think they can't keep it clean enough to show at a moment's notice with a 5, 3, and 1 year old. So, my hubby and I get to enjoy time with our grandchildren daily for a little while.

Our house is cold. We like it that way. In the morning K (5) and T (3) come down and wrap in blankets because it is so cold. I come down in my fleece housecoat and am very warm. So Saturday, I told the girls we would go to Target and I would buy them a housecoat so they would be warm like me. First thing...they both laughed and said "housecoat...hahaha, you don't wear a coat in the house". Oh sorry, I mean bathrobe. That's what their mother calls it. (She puts hers on after a bath, I wear mine in the morning when I come down to my cold kitchen-hence the difference in terms) After breakfast we went to Target where bathrobes are apparently seasonal; so there was none.

Today we went to the mall. M. needed to go to Nordstrom for something that only they sell. While she was busy searching and buying, I decided that I would help by keeping the girls busy. "Let's go to the kid's section and see if they have bathrobes". Oh my...they did. They were soft and warm and beautiful girl colors. So, each of them walked out of Nordstrom with a new bathrobe in their own bag. They carried them all through the mall and when we were ready to leave, they put them on instead of their coats. We walked through the last store with the beautiful new bathrobes on. Other women smiled ....commented on how cute they looked - so Eastery...purple and teal.

What a day....the beautiful, soft robes are in bed with two sleepy little girls right now....ready to put on first thing in the morning.