I haven't written about Easter Day yet. Spring arrived the day after it, and I have been spending all my free time outside. Everything is so beautiful right now!
It was a beautiful holiday, too. The day before Bogdan and I made our breakfast cake. He went to bed with it looking plain, with the tomb closed.
And this is what it looked like the next morning, when we woke everyone with loud Easter bells and songs:
Because of everyone's full schedules we had to have an early breakfast, and I risked having it outside. Yes, it was chilly, but beautiful.
Right after breakfast half of us had to go sing at the early service, while the other half cleaned up, got dressed, and enjoyed coffee. Then we were all together for the second service.
Bogdan really likes the decoration by the entrance to the church:
He did not like my idea of taking a photo in the pretty grass by the bus stop while we waited on the way home:
This is the only photo I got of our special meal after church. It was delicious, though! This was the first time we've had asparagus in Kherson. It's rare, and we love it. We also had sweet potatoes (another rarity) and roast beef with mushrooms. Yum.
After we ate, Jaan had to hurry off for a theater performance at a youth Easter picnic for several churches together. Raia went soon after that to join her friends as spectators at the same event.
At home we enjoyed sitting out in the sun without coats for the first time this year, read the Easter story from our children's Bible, and then Will hid Easter eggs for our kids. We had never done that before, but they kept asking about it, and the big kids got to go to a fun event without them, so this was their special treat.
The rest of the day was just quiet and happy. It was such a joyful holiday for all of us.
It was a beautiful holiday, too. The day before Bogdan and I made our breakfast cake. He went to bed with it looking plain, with the tomb closed.
And this is what it looked like the next morning, when we woke everyone with loud Easter bells and songs:
Because of everyone's full schedules we had to have an early breakfast, and I risked having it outside. Yes, it was chilly, but beautiful.
Right after breakfast half of us had to go sing at the early service, while the other half cleaned up, got dressed, and enjoyed coffee. Then we were all together for the second service.
Bogdan really likes the decoration by the entrance to the church:
He did not like my idea of taking a photo in the pretty grass by the bus stop while we waited on the way home:
This is the only photo I got of our special meal after church. It was delicious, though! This was the first time we've had asparagus in Kherson. It's rare, and we love it. We also had sweet potatoes (another rarity) and roast beef with mushrooms. Yum.
At home we enjoyed sitting out in the sun without coats for the first time this year, read the Easter story from our children's Bible, and then Will hid Easter eggs for our kids. We had never done that before, but they kept asking about it, and the big kids got to go to a fun event without them, so this was their special treat.
The rest of the day was just quiet and happy. It was such a joyful holiday for all of us.
ХРИСТОС ВОСКРЕС!
2 comments:
Beautiful on every level...Thank you for sharing this glorious day with us. He is risen, indeed!
LOVE the update and pictures!! Sounds like a beautiful, meaningful and fun day for all!! Love to each of you, Baba Julie
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