Pretty in pink

This year's Easter celebration was extra special for us. We started the morning by going to church as a family. But on the way home we were two more than usual. We brought home two Chinese exchange students so they could experience an Easter meal. Our good friends Jason, Ana and their daughter Kristina joined us after church too.

We gave C a yellow baby chick Easter basket and let her collect plastic eggs in the back yard before lunch. She had so much fun doing this that we had to take all the eggs out of her basket and redistribute them around the yard two more times. She loved this activity and her happiness brought us all a little more joy on this special day.

The best part about hosting two Chinese students was the opportunity to share the truth about Jesus' death and resurrection. Vicki had never been to church before today and Victor visited our church only twice before. They have a limited knowledge about Christianity and how extremely important this season is for our faith. As Paul states in 1 Corinthians 15:14,17, "And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith...And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins." So praise God we were able to express how much Easter Sunday means to us.

[Our little girl likes resting her finger on her nose. There's not much we can do about it.]

Happy Easter! Christ is risen...He is risen indeed.