A Talk about Jesus with Taylor

Taylor and I are planning on going to the "Journey to the Cross" again this year. We have been talking about it, and our other plans for the weekend. We have a baby shower on Saturday. Taylor said, "Mom, after the baby shower are we going to celebrate Jesus' rising from the dead?" I said, "You mean the Journey to the Cross?" She said, "Yes. And we get to see God." I said, "You know those are people, pretending, showing us what it was like, a long time ago when Jesus lived on earth." She said, "Ya, and they ran out of wine and God makes more." I said, "Yes, that's right. You remember that part, when Jesus turned the water into wine?" She said, "Ya, but you know, they can just get wine from Costco."

Easter Weekend...Journey to the Cross

Matt and Taylor on Easter.

Easter weekend, my friend Kelly sent me information about an event put on by a church called "Journey to the Cross." My mom told me about a similar type of event she attended in Texas at Christmas. She said it was like a little walk through history. I was excited to check it out. It was very cold outside, so Taylor and I bundled up. We arrived a little early and were in the third group. As we waited for our tour, we were entertained by a children's bell choir in the sanctuary. We gathered outside this large gate, and were told we were invited on a journey back in time...

It began with a wedding celebration, where Jesus turned water to wine...

As we meandered down our path, people gathered and Jesus healed the sick...

Some of the leaders of the temple were afraid Jesus would turn the people against them. Taylor asked, "Why are the mean people being mean to Jesus?"

We took the "kid friendly" detour to have a nice lady tell us the story of how Jesus died on the cross...and prayed to God to forgive our sins. It was a sad day for all the people who loved Jesus, but three days later, the good news...Jesus has risen...

Jesus appeared to his disciples and told them to travel and teach people to obey his words....and Jesus will be with us always. As our journey came to an end...the weather really began to change...as snow/hail began to fall. We had a nice cup of hot cider.

On Easter, Taylor knew why we were celebrating. She likes to tell people about it..."the mean people were mean to Jesus, but he rose again."

Taylor enjoyed her Easter basket, with some little Pony friends, and her hunt for eggs...

Matt came over after church and spent the rest of the day with us. Ben made a wonderful steak dinner.

The day after Easter...

Yes...more snow! We love to see the snow falling, but are looking forward to warmer weather.