Easter

At our home we have been having many discussions about Easter lately. As a family we've been using the Resurrection Eggs to learn the Easter story, opening one egg each night. On top of that, Chloe has learned from her Sunday School teachers and her AWANA teachers about Easter. She is a very inquisitive girl who understands beyond her three years. (For example, one morning about a week after having witnessed us taking communion for the first time, Chloe woke me up by asking, "Mommy, you know the juice in the cup...that's supposed to be like Jesus' blood, right? Because He died for our sins on the cross..." I woke up fast that day!) Anyway, the other day, with no prompting or help from me, Chloe sat down at her desk and colored. When she was finished she brought me this paper. As usual, I asked her to tell me about it.


"Here's where I spelled Easter, Mommy. See, ee-st-der." (Remember, no help from anyone here...let's just say elementary-school-teacher-Mommy was proud! ... There's a "T" in the middle that's kind of hard to see.)

"And on this side I drew the two fighters (soldiers -- near the top) who arrested Jesus. They are holding their swords. I put Jesus on there (near the Easter egg) and His cross (blue) and the two other crosses (purple). Then I put His tomb on there (brown circle). And an Easter egg."

So cute! It's not really her best drawing but the content was pretty profound.