Easter Blessings

Easter Sunday was miraculous in more than one way for our family! Obviously miraculous is the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior. What a beautiful day to remember and reflect upon Christ's Resurrection every year! Jacob and I absolutely love the tradition of the Tridium and going to mass on Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday is something we really enjoy...but how do you do that with a 15 month old??? We stressed and fretted over the late mass times which conflicted with bed time. We prayed and pondered on how to keep him entertained for the notoriously beautiful and intricate (read LONG) masses. Good Friday arrived, we dressed all in red, game plan in hand, and failed miserably! We ended up leaving early with a very unhappy Curtis and a totally stressed out Mom & Dad. We regrettably opted out of Holy Saturday mass due to the late mass time seriously conflicting with bed time. The only mass we had left was Easter Sunday. Sunday arrived all too quickly and the memories of Good Friday's issues were all too fresh in our minds. Wouldn't you know it, he was AMAZING!!!! He enjoyed the mass thoroughly, especially the renewal of the baptism vows where the priest's sprinkle the congregation with holy water, repeatedly saying "more, more" after the priest sprinkled our row! He pointed to the cross, said "Jesus" and was just perfect. Thank you God for recognizing our limitations as parents! I will leave you with a picture of Curtis during his egg hunt at my parents house...how cute is he in his plaid shorts??!!