The recent weather –good or bad– has captured my attention, so much that I forgot Easter is getting that close to happening.
Then, I was asked to cover an Easter Egg Hunt at the VFW in Greenville, and now the holiday is becoming real.
It is always fun to watch children run around to find Easter eggs, whether it be in the house or outdoors and the hunt did not disappoint. Children seemed happy and so did their loved ones who came to watch.
There is nothing better than checking one of these hunts out. Hopefully, everybody got to hunt eggs when the weather was nice, like it was on Saturday morning. Then, as I made my way home, I saw another bunch of people at the Faith Baptist Church doing the same thing and learned that the Ansonia FFA put on its annual Easter Egg Hunt as well.
Yes, Easter will be next Sunday with lots of things, I’m sure, planned at many churches and at many homes in the area and across the nation.
The day, of course, focuses on the resurrection of Jesus, the third day after his Crucifixion.
Many families tend to dress up on that day with attire to include bonnets for women sometimes.
Then, the rest of the day, there are family gatherings in which egg hunts and possibly parades take place.
Why Easter eggs? According to one source, they are a symbol of new life and rebirth. The eggs are decorated with dye, glitter, paint, and stickers that will eventually get into the baskets of children of all ages.
One question I have this year is who could afford the eggs to decorate? There are always plastic eggs to use in lieu of the real eggs, and perhaps they will be used to put some candy or other treats into them
Then, above all, there is always the Easter dinner to share with family members.
With that, son Jamie and I hope everyone has a wonderful Easter.
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Jamie and I extend our condolences to the families of Eileen Mescher and Karen DeMange.
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Please send prayers for Lynne Bruner Hinshaw, Tom Everhart, Ron Moody, Donn Thornhill, Carissa Rodriguez, Kevin Christman, Ivan Christian, Scott Monnin, Roger Fleckenstein, Karon Crowell, Bob Jackson, Penny Hopkins, Renee Bergman, Sherry Lawrence, Jerry Gower, Barbara Alexander, Kierra Reichert, Evelyn Manning, Becky Shultz, Kevin Schlechty, Darla Printz Whittaker, Roan Brubaker, Sandy Partin, Sandy Gunckle, Tonya Kelly, Jody Christman, Robert Christman, Mike Hopkins, Bob Christian, Linda Johnston, Terri Hunt, Patricia Maier, Ken Wombold, Dan Lockhart, Delores Beisner, Jodi Gilpin Snyder, Charlie Bulcher, Charlyee Severance, Justin Fritz, DeWayne Yohey, Katrina Hoening, Kara Didier, Carl Francis, Craig “Cheese” Thompson, Bridget Brown, Don DeBord, Otis Stewart, Slug Midlam, Bob Peters, Phyllis Brumbaugh, Judy Collins, Linda Gasper, Carol Hemmerich, Roberta Hall, Kelly Kelch, Mike Mayse, Nikole Baldridge, Mark Lovejoy, Judy York, Donald Booker, Connie Stachler, Randy Heck, Ronnie Norton, Gary Eichler, David Pretzman, Clinton Randall, Ralph Byrd, Bruce Kaiser, Amanda Mote, Doug Whittington, Neal Gray, Judie Hathaway, Randy Garrison, Kathy Gragorace, Donna Bixler, Cathy Melling and all others who are suffering from other life-altering illnesses.
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Happy birthday to:
April 15 to Annie Sonner, Allan Addington, Tammy Tollefson, Kary Tollefson, Kevin Osterloh, Andie Cox and Fred Darkin.
April 16 to Todd Gasper, Pat Barga, Kim Hiegel, Tressa Emmins, Ken Mescher, and Carla Hummel.
April 17 to Jackie Lephart, Bob Christian, Joe Van Vickle, Amy Hine and Kyle Schlechty.
April 18 to Diane Jones, Brian Harrod, Katrina Widener, Jeanne Lyme and Delbert Fourman.
April 19 to Connie Keller, Dan Whittington and Renee Whittington.
April 20 to Taylor Meadows, Mike Kerrigan and Monica Saintignon.
April 21 to Maggie Jenkins, Megan Ward, Paige Heck., Denise Lee and Sue Grile.
Happy anniversary to Kelly and Cris Moody on April 16; Luke and Connie Stachler on April 18; Ron and Cindy Cox on April 19 and Ron and Laura Turner on Aug. 20.
Think about it: ”People grow through experiences if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.. ” – Author Unknown
