Happy Easter

"The way we came to know love was that he laid down his life.." 1 John 3:16

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Love is not a mere sentiment.

Love is the ultimate truth

at the heart of creation.

~Rabindranath Tagore~

The year's at the spring
And day's at the morn;
Morning's at seven;
The hillside's dew-pearled;
The lark's on the wing;
The snail's on the thorn;
God's in His heaven -
All's right with the world!Robert Browning

Easter spells out beauty, the rare beauty of new life. ~S.D. Gordon
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To those missing love ones this Easter… Maybe the loss is recent and your grief runs deep or maybe it’s been a very long time and what’s left is a lingering sense of melancholy. But either way, there’s an empty space in your heart that can’t quite be filled no matter how long it’s been or how many other wonderful people are in your life to love and who are loving you back. As you remember, may you feel their eternal presence with you now and in your heart forever.

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''Easter is meant to be a symbol of hope, 
renewal, and new life.''

Sometimes holidays feel so out of synch with the realities we are facing. Many today are grieving a loss, or are lonely, discouraged or worried about the challenges ahead. And although traditionally a Christian holiday, Easter is a perfect and beautiful time to remember that we are actually all of the same light. And just as the seasons shift, we are reminded that there will be times for each one of us to share and other times to receive the warm light of hope that every single one of us is meant to have

His whole life was made up of suffering.
From His birth to His death,
from His cradle to the cross,
from the womb to the tomb,
—He was a man of sorrows!

He suffered....
the crown of thorns on His head,
the smiting of His cheeks,
the spitting on His face,
the scourging of His body,
the cross on His back,
the vinegar in His mouth,
the nails in His hands and feet,
the spear in His side,
His crucifixion and death on the cross
—might well astonish us!

~Books~

"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth 

find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. 

There is something infinitely healing in the repeated 

refrains of nature -- the assurance that dawn comes after night, 

and spring after winter." 

~Rachel Carson

Spring is the Queen of all Seasons

and Easter is her crown

All I need to know I learned from the Easter Bunny!
• Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
• Everyone needs a friend who is all ears.
• There’s no such thing as too much candy.
• All work and no play can make you a basket case.
• A cute tail attracts a lot of attention
• Everyone is entitled to a bad hare day.
• Let happy thoughts multiply like rabbits.
• Some body parts should be floppy.
• Keep your paws off of other people’s jelly beans.
• Good things come in small, sugar coated packages.
• The grass is always greener in someone else’s basket.
• To show your true colours, you have to come out of the shell.
• The best things in life are still sweet and gooey.

May the joy of this season of new life, new beginnings, lots of chocolate and beautiful blessings be yours . Happy Easter Sunday! 

♫♪Happy, Happy Easter Day♫♪
And Spring arose on the garden fair,
Like the Spirit of Love felt everywhere;
And each flower and herb on Earth's dark breast
rose from the dreams of its wintry rest.~♥~Percy Bysshe Shelley 

This bunny courtesy of Rose Hill Designs on Facebook

Rejoice and Give thanks

On Easter Day the veil between time and eternity thins to gossamer. ~Douglas Horton

Easter spells out beauty, the rare beauty of new life. ~S.D. Gordon

But the angel answered and said to

the women, "Do not be afraid, for

I know that you seek

Jesus

who was crucified.

He is not here; for He is risen,

as He said. Come see the place where

He lay.

Matthew 28: 5-6 

3 nails

1 cross

4 give

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Because He lives, ALL fear is gone! 

Because I KNOW HE holds the future

And life is worth the living, just because He lives!  Because HE lives we can face tomorrow.    

Visualize a tiny seed of light emanating from your heart center, getting brighter and brighter, until it fills your whole body, allowing this sense of spontaneously arising joy to take root in your heart, and spread throughout your entire being. This is the bright smile of spontaneously present joy.

~ Donald Rubbo



Thanks to my fabulous cousin Darren for this link. Love you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S3TI4bYerU

Because of Him

An empty tomb…a stone rolled away Speak of the Savior who rose Easter Day… But that was centuries and centuries ago, And we ask today, Was it really so? Did He walk on earth and live and die And return to His Father to dwell on high? We were not there to hear or see, But our hopes and dreams of eternity Are all centered on the Easter story When Christ ascended and rose in glory… And life on earth has not been the same,

Regardless of what the skeptics claim… For, after the Lord was crucified, Even the ones who had scoffed and denied Knew that something had taken place That nothing could ever remove or erase… For hope was born in the soul of man, And faith to believe in God’s master plan Stirred in the hearts to dispel doubt and fear, And that faith has grown with each passing year… For the hope of man is the Easter story. For life is robbed of all meaning and glory Unless man knows that he has a goal And a resting place for his searching soul.

~Rice, Helen Steiner~

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Be understanding to your perceived enemies.
Be loyal to your friends.
Be strong enough to face the world each day.
Be weak enough to know 
you cannot do everything alone.
Be generous to those who need your help.
~unknown~