Right now, I’m experiencing the post Easter hangover that so many of us, with less than perfect families, are experiencing.
• I spent way too much money on Easter baskets no one in my family really liked. (I was tempted to ask them for the candy back, but I resisted.)
• The NINE DOLLARS worth of strawberries I bought on Thursday were rotted when I went to cut them on Sunday.
• When we texted our second oldest “Where are you?” to find out where he was for our 1:00 lunch, his response? “For what?”
Sigh.
Maybe you had some of your own crazy going on:
• Your kids didn’t say thank you for the toys your in-laws brought over.
• You cooked all day Saturday and half of Sunday, and someone had the nerve to ask you why there wasn’t any artichoke dip.
• Your brother got drunk and obnoxious. At EASTER.
If your Easter didn’t go according to plan, let me just remind you of this:
New life isn’t just about eternity. It’s about Mondays too.
Luke 1:78 “A new day will dawn on us from above because our God is loving and merciful.” GWT
We don’t have to leave the new life in God until next Easter. We get to celebrate each and every new day, each and every day.
God loves a do-over.
Go into today with new hope for what God can do.
Go into today forgetting the perfect Easter that every other family had (and by the way, stick with the friends who share about their kids saying a “grown-up word” when there was nothing in their little orange plastic egg. Those are the friends you need for a lifetime.)
Go into today knowing what we celebrated yesterday: a Christ that cherishes you enough to give you everything he had so he could be in relationship with you forever.
Mine was delightful because of my 15 month old grandson. He thought the eggs were to be put in all the other kid’s baskets at my daughter’s church! My husband and I went to our church’s service on Saturday evening and then he went with his daughter to hers on Easter. I went with my daughter, her husband, and baby to theirs. My step-daughter and I are still estranged at the moment so she went to another relative’s for Easter day/dinner while the rest of us were at my daughter’s home. My husband joined me for that part of the day.
God met me where I needed Him in my heart. We had a good talk with my son-in-law, too who we think has not asked Jesus to be his savior yet but is very close.
I made a choice to make it the best despite the conflict with my step-daughter. I gave her the opportunity to reconcile but she chose not to use it.
Some day it won’t matter but I joyously celebrated and will remember my only grandchild’s glee at all the attention and love he received. Nothing better!
Love you for your heart for others, Kathi!
Thanks for this! I am guilty of setting expectations too high and then I am disappointed with the result. Two of my 3 kids were difficult at my in laws yesterday so we ended up heading home early. Things went much better once we were home.
So thankful for this!
Thanks Kathie! I needed this today.
Our Easter celebration didn’t go the way I planned it, but even the rain couldn’t dampen my joy!