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Apr. 18, 2006

Celebrating The Easter Bunny??

Easter is my favorite holiday! I love the wonderful freshness of spring, the glorious celebration of our Lord’s resurrection, and all the sweetness that surrounds the secular recognition of the holiday. Even though Easter is not all about bunnies and eggs to us Christians, these images are so pleasant! This harsh world needs more soft bunnies and pastel colors! It needs Jesus more though! This year I happened across a wonderful idea from Focus on the Family for teaching our children the true meaning of Easter. I was blessed to be able to help with the devotional part of our homeschool Easter party so I used the idea on an entire group of kids in addition to my own.

I began by telling the kids that I determined the true meaning of Easter to be a big white bunny because I saw so many of them in the stores. They quickly corrected me as I anticipated they would! Even though the world wants us to think that the Easter Bunny is what the holiday is all about, I showed them that we can look at the image of the Easter Bunny and get a clear picture of Jesus Christ- the true reason for the season! I cut out these explanations:

White as Snow  because Jesus takes all sin away (Isaiah 1:18b) “though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow.”

 

Gentle kind-hearted and forgiving (Ephesians 4:32) “And be ye kind one to another,tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.”

 

Big Ears that are quick to listen (James 1:19) “Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.”                  

                                                                               

 Big Eyes  look carefully and choose what is good (1 Thessalonians 5:21) “Prove all things;hold fast that which is good.”

 

No Voice for complaining or arguing (Philippians 2:14) “Do all things without murmurings and disputings.”

 

Quiet                                                                                                                          in prayer  (Philippians  4:6) “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.”

 

Hop  for joy in the Lord (Luke 6:23) “Rejoice ye in that day,and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven.”

 

Big Feet  to go tell others about Jesus (Matthew 28:19) “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.”

 

Eat What is Healthy  by filling up on God’s word every day (Luke 4:4) “And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.”

 

Empty Basket like the empty tomb that Jesus left behind when he rose from the dead (Matthew 28:6) “He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.”

 

Brings Eggs (the symbols of new life) as Jesus gives us new life through His resurrection (Romans 6:4b) “that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

and pinned them to my stuffed rabbit example as the kids volunteered special traits about the bunny, his long ears, white fur, etc… When we finished, he was covered with reminders of Jesus and what He desires for our attributes to be as well. Hopefully, that is what the children will see when they see the Easter Bunny from now on. They then went on to hunt their Easter Eggs filled with candy and slips of paper with the attributes of Jesus printed on them.

            He is risen!!! Amen!!!

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Apr. 18, 2006 - Untitled Comment

Posted by smlltwnmmmy
Welcome back to "blogland"! I really enjoyed reading your post today! What a wonderful idea! I wish I had come across this before Easter! I am going to "file" this away for next year. I know there are Christian parents out there that do not agree with any secular celebration, but this is a brilliant way to keep Easter Christ-centered, while still allowing the children to enjoy the bunnies, baskets, egg hunts, and candy! Thank you so much for sharing!

Thank you for your wonderful comments on my blog today. You've helped me put things into perspective a bit! I guess it's this way with anything that is "unknown" and I just have to put more trust in God, that He will guide me through it all, because I know He will! I wish I could have had pictures of her waiting for you, hopefully very soon! :0)

The picture of your daughter sleeping with her book open is just precious!
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Apr. 19, 2006 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Sweetie
Oh, my, I just love this!! What a wonderful idea, you are so creative!!

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