this is the original list that i made to help me remember simple, commonplace ways to bring Easter joy into our house. i’ll be using it as a template throughout our journey through the 50 days of Easter. i’d love to hear how you and your family are celebrating.
say YES!
keep it simple
- light a candle and share a pot of tea or hot chocolate with marshmallows
- set the table with a pretty tablecloth even though it will get dirty
- put an extra dollop of sour cream on the beans and rice
- practice the pascal greeting in another language
- read just one more story
- breastfeed!
be merciful
- clean up their mess
- come alongside and join the children in their work
- revel in the mess of blanket forts and art supplies and muddy shoes
- let mercy start with you. you have 50 days. make a new beginning.
sing!
- listen to music
- make music
- let music lighten the mood and ease the transitions
let joy be your strength
take time
- collect your child with your gaze
- be fast, but never hurry (thanks, John Wooden!)
- take a nap together; cuddle
bring in the green
- sprout something
- collect fresh flowers–oh lilacs!
- tend the garden
don’t let perfectionism (fear, really) dictate what your days look like
pray
- with abandon
- in expectation
- using the mama’s prayer calendar
remember to let the common spill into the holy
- bathtime recalls our baptism
- meals together recall the eucharist
- practice the laying on of hands with tickles, wrestling, back rubs, and hair brushing
