Easter was my favorite religious holiday when I was little.
I loved it even more than Christmas. I think it had to do with spring and the
tradition of going to get a new Easter dress with a bonnet and gloves. My love
of shopping started young! I also loved dying Easter eggs and of course,
bunnies, chicks, and baskets. There was Easter egg hunts where we would find
pennies in the eggs and if you found a quarter, you were rich! My love of
chocolate is right up there with shopping, so again, another aspect of Easter
that I adored. Chocolate bunnies in Easter baskets, filled with colorful eggs,
and leftovers made into egg salad sandwiches - what’s not to love? I even
enjoyed Easter Sunday mass, and really the services leading up to it, like Palm
Sunday, because my Grandma would make me a cross out of the palm leaves. I also
appreciated the end of lent, because I used to try to give up chocolate for
lent as my sacrifice, but it never lasted long, and when Easter came, I could indulge
without guilt.
I have
many happy memories of my Dad and me celebrating Easter with the family. There
was sunrise service on Hollywood beach to kick-off the day. Once year, my Dad
and I decided, rather than do individual Easter baskets for my younger cousins,
we did LAUNDRY BASKETS, one for each family, filled with chocolate and marshmallow
and all sorts of good stuff! That was awesome!
Now,
Easter means something completely different to me. I believe in sacrifice and I
have faith that we will rise from whatever crucifixions we face. I believe that
we can overcome all our fears, because Jesus overcame man’s greatest fear - death.
I believe we were given the gift of eternal life, it is a gift we have right
now, and on the moment of our physical death, we claim it. The gift of eternal life is a
promise, that someday, I will be reunited with my loved ones. Their souls live
on. We will all be together again. This is the promise of Easter and I am
grateful. Thank you, Jesus. Happy Easter, everyone!
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