Easter

This morning, I groggily woke up, not prepared for how fast 7:30 was going to come. But then I looked on the ground and saw a trail of dark chocolate Easter eggs, and my cat drooling on the foot of my bed. You could tell my mom had tried very hard to make a straight trail, and that my cat had tuckered herself out from batting around those eggs into a zig-zag pattern, and they were all bunched together on the stairs. And it was absolutely perfect.

Then I realized that this might be my last Easter egg trail. And I really can't bring myself to go gather the eggs. Because when I do, will that be the last time?

And then Dad went and picked it up because he was sick of seeing it, not really thinking about what it meant to me.  Thanks, Dad. I had to go make my own trail just to go pick it up again. :)

Of course, Easter means so much more than just the Easter bunny leaving a trail of eggs with a basket at the end. Easter is the celebration for when Christ conquered death. As you can see from the link on the right, I'm a Mormon. We are making a huge effort to spread the word that Christ still lives today. If you want to see what we are saying about our feelings toward Christ on this Easter holiday, go to mormon.org/easter. This is what I posted on the site:

This gospel is nothing without our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Because He suffered for our sins, we can be forgiven and be made whole. Because He died, we can live again. Because He rose from the grave and still lives today, we have someone to run to in our time of need. But, He shouldn't just be someone we talk to when times are hard. Christ should be our best friend, the one that we tell everything to, especially when our lives are going great. All blessings come through Him. He knows us and loves us perfectly, and is shaping us to become the best we can possibly be. All we have to do is trust Him. It's really that simple.

Happy Easter everyone!

By the way, if you want to die of cuteness with puppies dressed as bunnies with little baby chicks, go see this video. http://www.wimp.com/puppyeaster/