this was one of the first times that i didn’t spend easter with my family [maybe the only easter?  i don’t remember if there was any easter that i didn’t go home in college], and i was feeling pretty bummed out about that little fact on friday morning when i woke up.  i was sick and had been all week, i hadn’t seen much of jamie because i was trying to avoid getting him sick, and my whole family had good friday off and was spending it together in texas without me!  i, on the other hand, not only had to work on good friday, but also had something that i had to be in attendance for at work on friday night, so i knew it would be at least a 12-hour day for me.  i had no plans for the weekend except to go to church with jamie on sunday morning.  needless to say, i didn’t have high expectations for this easter weekend.  i texted jamie to tell him that i might need some cheering up because i missed my family, and he was super sweet and promised that we would make it a fun weekend.

and you know what?  this may have been one of my favorite weekends in colorado yet.  the weather was beautiful, and jamie and i spent a lot of quality time together and just had an amazing weekend.  we tried new restaurants, we took walks, we hung out with friends.  we praised and worshipped the Lord like we do every sunday, but this sunday was special since we celebrated Jesus rising from the dead and giving us new life.  we were festive, we were joyful, we were thankful.  there really was something about this weekend – we took nothing for granted and enjoyed every minute of it from start to finish.  i think being able to share in our faith is the most wonderful thing – we love going to church together.  it just makes us happy.

{jamie didn’t like this one because he was squinting, and i look like a bridesmaid with those flowers, haha… but i posted it anyway.}

{happy easter from us!  he has risen!}

speaking of faith, i just listened to a dynamic catholic video that really spoke to me.  in it, matthew kelly talks about how many people these days have a very casual relationship with the truth.  there’s this kind of attitude that “you can have your truth and i can have mine, what’s true for you may not be true for me and what’s true for me may not be true for you, you can do whatever you want to do and i can do whatever i want to do, you leave me alone and i’ll leave you alone, and we’ll all live happily ever after in our individual truths.”  the problem with that way of thinking is that it doesn’t always work that way.  there are some truths that are true for everybody, and Jesus is one of those truths.  in Christ alone, we will live eternally.  i’ve seen firsthand how Jesus works in people’s lives, how he has worked in mine, and it is a beautiful, beautiful thing.  but if we’re busy thinking we can have our own truths and agendas and deciding how we can tailor them to fit in our own life, we’re going to miss out on the single, most greatest gift that anyone could have ever given to us.  we can’t even comprehend the love that Jesus has for us.  but it is our responsibility to speak the Truth and live the Truth – the only Truth.

anyway, i loved this video reminder of this, and i am thanking God every day for his love and many blessings.  happy easter, friends.  xoxo