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So Easter this year was much more homey than last year. We did have a good time at home last year but there was no going to visit family and doing egg hunts last year. This year we were welcomed to a friends ranch. There were other Americans there who truly appreciated why we were gathering. One even said to me on greeting, "he is risen" ....
HE IS RISEN INDEED. I said with a huge smile and almost tears in my eyes.
If you ask Alana why we celebrate she will tell you its because Jesus is alive and he loves us. She blessed me so many times the weeks coming up to Easter when we learning Gods word together. Once when she was cutting and pasting (this outside of class time)she said look what I made mommy. And I didn't even have to guess or ask what it was. She had taped together two pieces of foam to make a cross and put a hill under it. She said its a cross for Jesus mommy. I said oh and he isn't on there. She looked at me so serious like what are you thinking and she said no because he is alive and in my heart. I know she doesn't fully understand what it means to have Jesus in our hearts and about having a relationship with him but some day I know she will and the thought of that day brings me to tears. We watched The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe the day before Easter and I think it helped her to understand the story we had been talking about. I'm always sure to tell her what is pretend and what is real but with this one I told her the animals and stuff are pretend but what happened is a lot like the real story.
Anyway I just wanted to be clear that the eggs and the ranch were not all we did for Easter, here are some pictures. We grilled burgers and the funny thing is the guy whos ranch we were at is American and married to a Mexican, he kept saying"its been so long since Iv had grilled burgers." Like most people who live here they hardly ever grill. This is something that I just don't get. In a place where the weather is almost always perfect for grilling and its to hot to cook inside so why not buy or make a cheap grill and grill outside. They had this awesome brick built grill my gosh is it was so yummy. We did our egg hunt out there and got some pretty pictures of my girls and our little family. They even got a little tub of water out for the girls to play in. They love having the girls out there and its always hard to leave. I am truly blessed to have these people in my life.