Easter!

Happy Easter!! I hope you all had a wonderful Easter! When I think of Easter growing up, I fondly remember wearing a new Easter dress and hunting for Easter eggs in the back yard. The sun was usually shining and the flowers were blooming. It was spring and everyone was happy! Unfortunately, this Easter in Germany was celebrated without spring. It even snowed a bit on Easter Sunday! It was too cold to have an Easter egg hunt outside…or to take nice Easter pictures. I definitely did not buy a new, spring, Easter outfit. However, this Easter was fun and unique.  No matter how bleak Easter may seem in Germany, we can still be thankful that we are able to celebrate the Lord’s death and resurrection.

 

 

    I asked the Witherall’s 3 year old at the beginning of the week what Easter was about and she answered, “flowers, bunny, and eggs”. I asked the 6 year old and she said “Jesus too”. Sadly, this is sometimes the order we place Easter themes in too. We often get more excited about the chocolate and new outfits than about Jesus’ resurrection.

 

    The Witherall children enjoyed celebrating Easter despite having to be in doors the whole time. They did many crafts pertaining to Easter, and they had loads of fun decorating eggs. The children brought many plants and painted eggs back from school too. They received special Easter marshmallows from the U.S. which we all enjoyed! On Easter Sunday we all hunted for Easter baskets. I was thrilled to open up mine!

 

 

   Now we are enjoying our Easter candy and praying that spring comes quickly!