In Christ Alone

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In His great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead...- 1 Peter 1:3

Through all the crazy busyness of these last few weeks of the semester, I almost forgot that Easter Sunday is this weekend! The Easter Egg hunts and the Easter bunny suit that my husband will wear for my precious nieces (see below), a bright, fresh Easter dress, pure white Easter lilies, a delicious family meal, and the Easter basket that, yes, my mom still  gives me all come to mind. But like many originally Christian holidays that have turned secular, this is not the real point of Easter. Even in this seemingly stressful time (if college work is the most stressful thing in my life I must be really blessed :) it's important to attempt to wrap my brain around the fact that the creator of the universe died for my sins and then conquered death so that I, though completely undeserving, could have eternal life. ...wow


Now that's something worth celebrating.