"After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men. The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay."
Matthew 28:1-6
This is what Easter is all about. Sure the eggs, the bunny, and the candy are all fun, but the sole purpose of Easter is to celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus. And I am so glad that He arose to conquer death so that we all have the opportunity to live eternally with Him!
This is the first Easter that Eric and I have spent away from our parents, so it was a very different day-yet familiar- day than what we are used to having. The church that we have been visiting has an Easter sunrise service at the Lincoln Memorial, so we headed down to DC bright...errrr...dark and early for the service. This was a really neat experience to worship in such a public arena in our nations capital. We estimated that there were between 3,000-4,000 people there. Next year we will get their earlier!
In typical fashion, the Easter bunny comes while we are at church. He brought some great goodies this year!
The Pearce Family gathers at my great-uncle and aunt's house on Easter. This is the first year that I have gone (since they live in Maryland and until now I lived in Alabama). It was such a great time to get to see my uncles, aunts, cousins, and grandparents. UL and AN live in ACRES and ACRES of beautiful wooded land so there is all kinds of room for fun.
The lunch feast!
No trip to UL's is complete without a tractor ride
My cousins, Brian and Jake
One of my most favorite people in the ENTIRE world, Aunt Shelley!
Cousin expansion-Eric and Melanie
Happy Easter from the Pearce/Burnside Family!
This is the first Easter that Eric and I have spent away from our parents, so it was a very different day-yet familiar- day than what we are used to having. The church that we have been visiting has an Easter sunrise service at the Lincoln Memorial, so we headed down to DC bright...errrr...dark and early for the service. This was a really neat experience to worship in such a public arena in our nations capital. We estimated that there were between 3,000-4,000 people there. Next year we will get their earlier!
In typical fashion, the Easter bunny comes while we are at church. He brought some great goodies this year!
The Pearce Family gathers at my great-uncle and aunt's house on Easter. This is the first year that I have gone (since they live in Maryland and until now I lived in Alabama). It was such a great time to get to see my uncles, aunts, cousins, and grandparents. UL and AN live in ACRES and ACRES of beautiful wooded land so there is all kinds of room for fun.
The lunch feast!
No trip to UL's is complete without a tractor ride
My cousins, Brian and Jake
One of my most favorite people in the ENTIRE world, Aunt Shelley!
Cousin expansion-Eric and Melanie
Happy Easter from the Pearce/Burnside Family!
