Easter

Easter has a whole new significance to us since Lincoln passed away.  It's strange that this isn't the first, but the second Easter we've celebrated without him here with us.  We have now celebrated as many Easter Sundays without him here, as we did with him.  I've always loved Easter, so it's an emotional holiday for us.  But I'm grateful to know that I WILL see my Savior again, and I'll see my sweet Lincoln boy again too.  Below is a great video that reminds me of the true meaning of Easter.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAuaSpJ7zGs

I also love this quote:

There would be no Christmas if there had not been Easter. The babe Jesus of Bethlehem would be but another baby without the redeeming Christ of Gethsemane and Calvary, and the triumphant fact of the Resurrection.

I believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Eternal, Living God. None so great has ever walked the earth. None other has made a comparable sacrifice or granted a comparable blessing. He is the Savior and the Redeemer of the world. I believe in Him. I declare His divinity without equivocation or compromise. I love Him. I speak His name in reverence and wonder. I worship Him as I worship His Father, in spirit and in truth. I thank Him and kneel before His Beloved Son who reached out long ago and said to each of us, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matt. 11:28). -President Hickley

And since I'm human, I also have to admit that I REALLY miss dressing up my sweet little boy in an adorable Easter outfit, that is matching with my little girl's.  I can hardly even look at little boy clothes in the store anymore.  They make my heart ache.  

In the picture below, Lincoln was just a few weeks old, Easter 2010.  He's with his sister and cousin Eli.  

Easter 2011.  Cutest kid EVER!

Happy Easter.