Happy Easter!

Alleluia!  He is Risen!

 

But the angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid; for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.  He is not here; for he has risen, as he said.  Come, see the place where he lay.  Then  go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him.  Lo, I have told you."  ~Matthew 28:5-7

O God, who on this day, through your Only Begotten Son, have conquered death and unlocked for us the path to eternity, grant, we pray, that we who keep the solemnity of the Lord's Resurrection may, through the renewal brought by your Spirit, rise up in the light of life. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.  Amen

Easter Sunday Dessert

A food stylist I am not, but here is our Easter Sunday Dessert:  

Lemon Blueberry Trifle

Our 2013 Paschal Candle

Lil Guhl and I made our Paschal Candle today from this very handy kit.

 This is the second time we have used this kit.  The instructions are excellent and it turned out great!

 

Paschal Candle 2013

Click Here for your free 2013 Paschal Candle Art.

  

Print it and wrap it around a tall glass candle jar.

Easy!

Last Minute Paschal Candle

It's not too late to have your own Paschal Candle!

Head on over to Homeschool Goodies and print out the art and wrap it around a tall vigil candle (you can get these at most supermarkets, variety stores, etc.)

Our Easter Candle

This year I purchased the Paschal Candle Kit from Illuminated Ink.  I've seen this on their website for a couple of years now, and managed to get my order placed in time to make this for Easter this year.

What a nice little project this turned out to be for Lil Guhl to do (with a little bit of help)!  First of all, it comes with fantastic, step-by-step instructions, complete with pictures.  There is even a sheet that explains what all the symbols mean.

 

Everything went just as the directions said it would.  It took us about an hour.

 

 

 

 

We did end up with a couple of bubbles and a spot that got a little messed up in one of the press-on decals, but from a distance you can hardly see it!

Our finished candle all ready to go!

Chocolate Coins for Easter

Every Easter Sunday, my husband's extended family has an Easter egg hunt for the kids.  Every year, my mother-in-law gives everyone a bag of empty plastic eggs to fill for the egg hunt.

This year, I found these chocolate coins to put in the eggs.  Get yours from here.

(They also sell chocolate coins for St. Nicholas day).