He is Risen!

He is Risen indeed!

We had a busy Easter weekend, complete with Easter egg hunt, time with family and friends, and most importantly – much celebration over the resurrection of Jesus Christ! Praise God!

The weekend began with a phone call on Friday night – Megan (Allyson’s cousin) was heading to the hospital to hopefully have a baby… so I got on the road to Morris with the intention of photographing a birth for the first time! Of course, the contractions slowed down and the doctor sent them home, but I went ahead and spent the night at Sky’s parents’ home in Morris – just in case the baby decided to arrive in the middle of the night (it didn’t). So on Saturday I went to a wedding shower for another cousin (Rita) before heading back to Champaign… here at home, Sky and the girls made Easter egg cookies and enjoyed their day. I got back just in time for Sky to drive to church to practice for Saturday night service, and then the girls and I met him there just a bit later. The service went well!

On Sunday, we headed off to church to do two more services – again both went well. Hopefully lots of people were able to understand the Gospel message for the first time (or the hundredth time) and realize that no matter how far away from Jesus we might feel… he is really standing at the door of our hearts, knocking and waiting for us to let him in! After church we had lunch with my sister Amanda and her fiance Kevin

(they got engaged last week!) before some afternoon naps and wedding planning. Then it was back to church to hang out with friends and have dinner (we all figured that since we’d been at church all weekend, might as well REALLY be there all weekend!) It was a great time and fun to just hang out and chat and enjoy each other.

I hope your Easter was joyful too!