Easter Sunday

This year we traveled to my parents house about 2 hours away to celebrate Easter Sunday. We arrived late last evening just in time for dinner.

Today we went to church as a family and after service we had an opportunity to serve the community as part of a free Easter Sunday dinner. About 50 individuals came to eat. My husband, father, brother and children were the wait staff. Volunteers from my parents church lovingly prepared the food and table settings.

What a sight we were! And what a blessing it was!

My favorite picture of the weekend was once we loaded back into the mini-van to head home for our dinner. My mom stayed home with Caroline to cook the potatoes and ham and asparagus and rolls....mmmmmm.

Back in the van, the look on my brothers face was priceless! Each of the kids was exhausted but had such a feeling of pride in their hard work. No words can express how blessed we were. What a lesson for young ones to learn. What an opportunity to serve God. We met some interesting people and spent time getting to know them and their stories.......

From an ex-Elvis impersonator to a college student from Vietnam. From a precious third grade little girl and her father to a little boy my son's age with his mother.....each person had a story. Each person had a reason for being at the dinner. Each person was and is deeply loved by God and created for a purpose; whether they know it or not. To have my family together serving the community in this tangible way is something I will never forget..........it was evidence of how truly blessed we are.