Easter
weekend was a lot of fun in our family, but it got me thinking about things I
want my children to know and understand.
My faith
in God and God being the head of our household is a very important issue for
me.
So it has
been a touch and go subject with Hubby Dearest and I about how to approach
certain holidays.
I LOVE the
memories I have as a child surrounding Easter and strongly want those for my
children too. However, I still know the meaning of the holiday and that is,
too, something my children must understand.
So how do
you combine the modern themes with the true meanings without loosing something?
I’m
blessed that we found a lovely school that also provides crèche for Lil Mister.
The school ages from 1 year all the way until you graduate high school. It is
grounded in Christian beliefs and teaches the Bible right along with each
subject.
Hubby and
I love this. We love the environment and the people. I loved seeing Lil Mister
come home with Easter art projects that centered around the resurrection of
Christ (at his age the crucifixion is a little too…much! We focus only on the
life and resurrection, casually mentioning the death part as we read the story.
We’ll focus more on that as he gets older!).
Still,
though, on the last day of school before holiday his school report along with
some awesome candies were in an adorable basket made into an bunny face from
paper plates.
At home,
during our Bible time, we read the story of the resurrection and how miraculous
it was. But I still made an Easter basket and did an egg hunt over the weekend.
Am I
confusing him?
A lot of
people will argue with me and say that I am.
A lot of
people will question what my answers will be when my boys start wondering how
it all pieces together.
For now,
Hubby Dearest and I are taking it holiday for holiday. We teach our sons the
true meaning of Easter. They know about Jesus and why we celebrate his
resurrection (well, they will know as they grow! Admittedly, they are quite
small still!). I’m trying my best to teach my sons that they can have a
personal relationship with God and Jesus by exemplifying that relationship in
my own life.
But we
teach them that this is also a time to celebrate! Easter is a celebration…not
just a history lesson! What do balloons have to do with a birthday? So what
does a bunny have to do with Easter? They are fun traditions we do, as a family
because we’re celebrating Jesus’ life.
There are
lots of stories of pagan traditions. There are links from the egg to rebirth.
There are numerous ideals of how to link the two.
Quite
simply, I don’t see the point in putting so much into it. God knows the place
of our hearts. I want in my heart, for my children to know the point of Easter.
I want them to know the significance of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. I
want them to know to celebrate all of these things.
So, for me
and my house, we will worship God. We will also do Easter egg hunts and put up
Christmas trees! ;-)
Besides….where
in the Bible does it say we must celebrate Easter? If you want to get
technical…..
Shana..
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