Easter in Quarantine

We started Easter in Quarantine on Thursday morning with a knock on our door. 

Some sweet friends hid eggs in our yard, knocked the door, and then ran away.

They even left a little gift for me! 

On Friday, we got another "ding, dong, ditch" when a neighbor left a roll of toilet paper and donuts on our door step.

Saturday night we made resurrection cookies and went to bed. Sunday morning, the kids awoke to find full Easter baskets. Earlier that week, I was feeling a little sad. Because of quarantine, shopping had been limited and Amazon packages were running slow. I was able to pick up a few things while shopping for essentials. So instead of buying Easter gifts for their baskets, I decided to make them some gifts!

I made each of them a bunny and to commemorate our Quarantine Easter, a mask! 

They thought it was great!

Our Bible Study Class had a Zoom Sunrise Service and Selah read part of the Easter study from Luke for the class. We watched the live broadcast of our church's service and then went through the KFC drive thru. After lunch we played! Instead of having a confetti egg fight - they decided to hit them like a baseball. We have been playing a lot of backyard baseball lately.

Last year I had the kids do an egg hunt relay race. They are on teams of two and one at a time go out to find an egg. They bring it back and then tag their team mate. The first team for both members to find 12 eggs wins! It is super fun, but fast paced - so I didn't take any pictures of the hunt. 

GiGi sent pre-filled eggs with these little squishy toys inside. The kids were so delighted with them!! 

None of us ever expected to be in quarantine for Easter. It was strange to not go to our regular services at church or to not be spending Easter with friends or family, but we made the most of it! Memories were made and fun was had by all! 

Happy Easter 2020!

Up from the grave He arose,

With a mighty triumph o'er His foes,

He arose a Victor from the dark domain,

And He lives forever, with His saints to reign.

He arose! He arose!

Hallelujah! Christ arose!

Happy Easter!!!

It's Gonna Be Okay.

We are all staying at home, washing our hands and trying to avoid the Corona Virus Pandemic.

There are a lot of people doing really cool things while quarantined. Our family was part of a virtual concert. Local musicians signed up for 15 minute spots and then viewers were given the opportunity to give to area non-profit organizations. We asked that money given during our 15 minutes went to Serve Denton. Serve Denton
partners with nonprofits to help make their services more accessible for people in need.

One of the songs during our 15 minutes was a cover of Okay by the Piano Guys. The kids played it by themselves. The song has such a good message for this time, that I decided to make a music video to share. I don't have fancy recording equipment, so the sound quality isn't the greatest, but I still love it!

I hope you enjoy it, too!

Let's Go Fly a Kite

In the midst of Corona Virus Craziness, flying a kite seems so mundane and serene. Seems like a good time to make a kite flying post to me!

One of our neighbors has a great kite flying field. He also has the great pond that we fish in. We are so blessed that he lets us enjoy his field and pond!! 

Nicol and Felix (Byron's sister and brother-in-law) bought the kids this beautiful balloon kite this summer and we have just now gotten it out to fly!

The Clone Trooper had to get out and fly as well. 

This winter wasn't really a cold winter, but it was pretty cloudy and wet. I am ready for sunshine and spring time! 

We are trying to take advantage of this slower paced life that Corona Virus has caused. Homeschool group activities have been canceled, church activities have been cancelled, our convention was even cancelled so we have played board games, watched movies and enjoyed slow dinners at the table. We have baked more and read more. We are staying close to home and keeping clean and separate. I hope you are all taking advantage of the slowness and finding ways to enjoy peace in the middle of chaos. 

Be still. Trust. Have faith. God is in control.