Reflections of Easter in China

Last year we celebrated Easter in Guangzhou, China. We were thrilled to find a Catholic church even if the entire service was spoken in Mandarin. Josie lasted only 20 minutes into the service before Emma and I had to take her outside to enjoy it from the back door. Despite the language barrier, it felt peaceful and familiar. I'd like to say we've made progress with Josie's busy behavior, but she's still very very active during mass.



Even though the Easter bunny might have forgotten to drop off a basket to our hotel room, the Lobby of the White Swan Hotel was decorated with golden eggs and bunnies.



This is a video shot in the lobby of the White Swan Hotel on Easter morning. I can't believe how much the girls have changed in one year.



I have one day left of work until I can be home with the rest of the family for spring break. I love this idea for putting together resurrection eggs to tell the Easter story.



Each one of these plastic eggs numbered 1-12 has a different object in it and it has 12 different visuals to tell the Easter story to children. They get to look at the enclosed object, learn about the message and read the corresponding scripture. On the last day the egg is empty, just like Jesus' tomb.

I'm going to put this together when I'm home from work on Thursday. I don't want to lose sight of the meaning of Easter (even though I look forward to the Easter bunny and loads of chocolate).

I hope you are all having a wonderful week!!