Easter came this year in the middle of the Johnson family sickness. Luke and Megan were in the thick of it. Matthew was getting better but still had a horrible cough and Emily was just starting to be weak and shaky. Even though they were sick, they were excited to find their Easter baskets hidden all over the house. Luke was pretty excited about the Ant-man Hot Wheels car he found in his basket, and his Star Wars toothbrush travel bag.
Matthew’s Star Wars toothbrush travel bag.
All this Easter excitement is exhausting.
The Force Awakens for Ryan – and a Missionary/Travel toiletry bag
Emily’s pear toiletry bag and new pens.
After Easter Baskets we watched several Mormon Messages that focused on the Savior. That afternoon Dad, Ryan and Katie went to church and the ‘sick kids’ colored Easter Eggs – this year we tried Kool Aid packets.
And then back to being sick. Poor Luke was miserable. This was Emily’s first day feeling weak and her sickness lasted the whole next week. She missed four days of school. It was a crazy couple of weeks for everyone – the only one who didn’t get it was Ryan. Megan settled down on the couch and started to prepare for General Conference next Sunday. She found President Monson’s last talk and listened to it while she took notes – all her idea. Love her.
Emily fell asleep on the floor for hours.
Matthew went and got on the computer to play on the lds.org/friend and wasn’t on there even a minute before he was running outside to grab a rock and look for a marker. And then he wrote ‘He Lives’ on one rock and ‘He Loves Us’ on another. It was the perfect activity for Easter Sunday. Grateful for the influence of the Savior in our lives – and grateful for Matt’s reminder to all of us. It earned it’s place as a centerpiece on the table for Easter Dinner.
