Easter Week

This Sunday is Palm Sunday.
I love thinking about Easter Week, the Savior's last week.

This is a beautiful video you can watch this Easter Season with your family.


You can follow along each day of Easter Week here.

I put up a post last year of the Bible videos you can watch each day for Easter Week.
Our family likes following along that way.

the Small Seed posted this idea on their blog from Melanie Burk's idea.
You can download the pictures shown below for each day, and some scriptures that go with it, or an activity to. You could put the scriptures in an easter egg for you littles.
Don't make it a huge project. Keep it simple, the blog post has a lot of detail. It's too much for me.
I'm showing it, because I love putting up these pictures on a wall in our home.
The post allows you to download the pictures easily.

Photo from The Small Seed and Melanie Burk

On the Blog:

1 year ago: Rhubarb Recipes - The ice cream is easy and fun to try!

2 years ago: Easter at Grandma's house and with our cousins in their apple orchard

3 years ago: My cousin Tom's drawing of the Savior

4 years ago: Spring Break when my brother, Steven, came home from his mission

5 years ago: My son, Tate, and Junie B. Jones

6 years ago: My son's kidney surgery on  Easter Weekend

7 years ago: A mother's recipe with kids

8 years ago: Easter pictures when my kids are small

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25 Ways in 25 Days

My kids and I love counting the days until Christmas!
Usually, we have lots of ways we do this with countdown chains from school,
chocolate advents from Grandma, and our elf, etc.

I like to prepare an advent for our family about Jesus Christ
- his life, his stories, his miracles, his service, etc.
It helps us stay focused on what matters most during this Season.

Our church has prepared an advent reflecting this very thing.
This year all over the world, no matter your age,
your faith or religious beliefs,
you can do small things to help serve others.

It's beautiful and simple.



You can do one thing each day, or just do a few of things
throughout the month. No need to go overboard, or to feel guilt, or stress.

It starts tomorrow on Dec. 1st.
It will help you enjoy Christmas better, in a more meaningful way.

Go to this link to print out a pdf of the calendar, so you can follow along.

The idea is to #lighttheworld with small acts of service.

This initiative will help each of us remember Jesus Christ,
and more importantly come to know him.

This website will give you more information.
Share your ideas on social media using the #LIGHTtheWORLD

A favorite drawing of the Savior

My cousin, Tom, drew this picture.
He gave me a copy of it when I was in college in the summer of 1997.

I have always loved it, and felt inspired to share it here.

Palm Sunday

Last night, I told Sadie tomorrow is Palm Sunday.

She looked at me with excitement and a twinkle in her eye.

"Oh" she said with glee, "We can wear Hawiian clothes to church tomorrow."

I love the Easter holiday. I'm so glad we can remember Jesus this week.
Celebrate his life, death, and resurrection. It's a wonderful story, and it's true.

Follow along this week on mormon.org about Jesus Christ.