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. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: 'He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.' Now I have told you."
So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them. "Greetings," he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me."
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Just a reminder that the above scripture is why we celebrate Easter, NOT because of bunnies or candy. ;) Sometimes I have to remind myself what the real meanings behind certain holidays are. It is easy to get caught up in the commercialism that surrounds us, unfortunately.
My weekend was quite interesting. I stayed home Friday and Saturday and pretty much moped around the house. I was productive, at least, and cleaned my entire house. Friday night I finished "The Last Song" and of course, I bawled like a baby. I KNEW it was going to be sad, but I still lost it. Such a great story though, really makes you think. So then, since I am obviously a glutton for punishment, Saturday morning I watched the movie "The Last Song" with Miley Cyrus. I have never been a huge fan of hers but she sure made me cry. I bawled my eyes out while watching the movie. Then I watched the Miley Cyrus music video of "When I Look At You" and cried even more. My poor dogs - they probably thought mama had lost it! I know I am a sap if a Miley Cyrus song makes me cry!
For the rest of the day I was just bummed out. Not just about the movie/book, but about some other things going on around me that are completely out of my control. And Ryan being gone during this funk did not help either.
Luckily Sunday I snapped out of it and stopped throwing myself a pity party. I focused on the real reason we were celebrating the holiday on Sunday and made sure to enjoy the moments with my family that day. I am a very lucky woman to have such wonderful people in my life. To clarify, I was not sad this weekend because "my life is so dramatic, so sad" because we all know that is not true. I have an amazingly blessed life. Unfortunately, the world around me is not always as lucky. Not everyone is healthy. Not everyone has a stable job. Not everyone has a family like mine. People get sick, people get older, people pass away. People grow apart, relationships disinegrate. People let other people down. People make mistakes. This is how the world goes round. Nothing is ever perfect, and its not supposed to be perfect. Sometimes I just wish I could fix everything that is out of my control. But, of course, that is impossible.
I did not mean to ramble as much as I have in this post. Whoops. ;)
Anyways, Sunday was a nice Easter with my family. Mom and I cooked Easter dinner and it was delicious. Of course I ate WAY too much, but I always do on special meals. (haha)
Now it is Monday and I am ready to face the week. I will try and give all my worries to God, even though that is SO difficult for me! I need to stop being such a control freak, haha.
Hope everyone has a great week. :)
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