No Easter Bunny

HAPPY EASTER!!

I am writing about Easter a day early because we have been invited over to some friends' house after church tomorrow so I may not get a chance to wish everyone happy Easter.
When I say Happy Easter, I don't mean little bunnies (though I do like bunnies ). I don't mean little chickens and eggs, though the chickens and bunnies are cute. It is not about the sale at the department store, though it is always great to save money on material goods.

As a family we do some of the commercial traditions of egg hunting and coloring, and the baskets with goodies in them. That is the FUN of it all. Last night we colored eggs and had a marvelous time doing it. This morning we had an egg hunt. It was my kids first time doing this and they had a great time. We loved to see them laugh and squeal with delight when they spotted the chocolate eggs. Tomorrow we will have baskets set out with all kinds of goodies in them.

We do not, however, get our kids pictures taken with the Easter bunny. One reason is that it is not the real meaning of Easter. The other reason is that if you want to keep the picture they are so incredibly expensive, especially when you would need three different pictures. Seriously, have you ever thought of who might be inside that costume? What if it is some wierdo trying to get his or her hands on children, HMMM? Probably not, but you never know.

Easter for our family is the day that we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We try to make Him the center of our day. He is the Jewish Messiah. He is the Hosannah. He is the Great I AM. He is God.
He made Himself manifest to us in the form of human flesh and was born of a virgin Mary (which we celebrate at Christmas). He lived a sinless life and suffered horrible, immense and anguishing pain in His death on the cross and then three days later, on the first day of the week, He rose from the dead, making Him the only religious leader to have done that. This is the basis of my Christian faith.