Easter is...

Easter is...over. Yes, I know.
But I wanted to tell you about a blog post that I read where the writer asked this as an open ended question-  Easter is...
And us readers were to fill in the blank as we saw fit.
I probably should have said Easter is... The Resurrection.
That Easter is...all about Jesus and praise and worship and the Triune God.
And going to Church because you should. And He is Risen..He is risen indeed.

But I'll be honest here.
The first response that went through my mind was Easter is...Ham.
And colored eggs. And potato salad. And going to Church because I want to.
And a family party afterwards where eight small kids, all under the age of seven, hunted for plastic filled Easter eggs in a backyard.
Green grass outside and blossoms on all of the trees.
Tulips and daffodils flaunting their colors.
Gaily decorated baskets full of candy and small trinkets.
A new dress in pastel colors.
Easter is... Spring and warmer weather and everything being new and renewed.
It's lighter in the morning when we wake up and it stays light a lot longer in the evening.
It's the lime color of newly grown plants and buds on trees.
It's wispy white clouds in the sky and more Robins in my yard than I can count.
It's rain for days on end then it's a sunny day that makes a body feel more alive than before.
Easter is doing yard work and cleaning out the flower beds still strewn with last years dead leaves.
It's Hostas that come out of the ground the color of plums then watching as they turn into a lovely shade of emerald green.
It's Lily of the Valley and Lilacs bushes in full bloom and the smell is a heady mixture of pure joy.
It's open windows and fresh air and turning the thermostat way way down.
It's life or rather it's new life.
It's the Earth and us winter weary humans coming back to life.
It's warming and rising and watching nature unfold in her beautiful, colorful, brilliance.
It's the easing of darkness and shadows and cold.
Easter is... family and warmth and light and love and Jesus.

Here's hoping that you and yours and a wonderful Easter spent with loved ones.
Thanks for reading,
Love, Lolly

Currently I'm...

I am doing another type of writing exercise on my blog today. I like the prompts with some of these lists that I find on Pinterest. They give me a bit of structure, which I appear to need and also it gives me a bit of a push to keep on writing.

CURRENTLY I'M...

1. Reading- Small Wonder by Barbara Kingsolver.
2. Playing- Thomas trains with the grand kids.
3. Watching- Some sort of cartoon on Netflix (I'm not actually watching this but the kids are).
4. Trying-  To not drink so much coffee.
5. Cooking- Shrimp and Asparagus for dinner tonite.
6. Eating- Two pieces of toast as I type this.
7. Drinking- My third cup of coffee.   *see #4
8. Calling- My sister later to see if she is feeling better. She has a wicked bad head cold.
9. Texting - My son to ask about his cat who has lived with us for a year and was picked up last night by my son and brought to his house to live from now on. I loved him. I'm sad to see him go.
10. Pinning- Journal prompts.     
11. Tweeting- Nothing. I am not on Twitter.
12. Crafting- Easy Easter crafts for the grand kids to make.
13. Scrapping- Nothing. I don't scrap book either.
14. Doing- The last load of laundry for today
15. Going- To Kohl's tomorrow to look for a shirt to wear for Easter.
16. Loving- The sunshine I see today. It has rained 8 out of the last 14 days.
17. Hating- That allergy season has started up again already.
18. Discovering- That I miss having my son's cat in the house. I love the very presence of a feline
19. Enjoying- The very last piece of cake from my son's birthday.
20. Thinking- DJT has two squirrels and a yo-yo that take up most of his brain cavity. What an incompetent nincompoop.
21. Feeling- Grateful for a good nights sleep last night. I've had insomnia off and on for the last week and it's starting to make me a bit cranky.
22. Hoping (for)- My grandaughter to go potty today. I gave her some cheese last week and it bound her up something fierce. I feel terrible for giving it to her. She is miserable.
23. Listening (to)- Birdsong outside my bedroom window.
24. Celebrating- Last week we celebrated my son's 28th birthday. My daughters 30th birthday is next weekend and then the week after that we will be celebrating our 34th wedding anniversary
25. Smelling- Pine trees and woodsmoke on a quick Harley ride we took last Sunday.
26. Thanking- God that our little dog seems to be getting better after her latest bout of Colitis.
27. Considering- Getting my eyebrows done. I've never had them done before. Maybe it's time.
28. Finishing- This post which has taken me much longer to finish than I thought it would.
29. Starting- To see plants sprouting in my gardens. HELLOOO Spring! It can't come soon enough this year. As much as I like the cooler weather of Winter, Spring makes me feel so incredibly alive!

Thanks for reading,

Love, Lolly