This weekend was not our normal Easter weekend. A long time member of our church passed from this life into the next to be face to face with Jesus. With this has come many emotions because he had a long illness, but our hearts hurt to be with him.

On Sunday evening, after spending a day celebrating the resurrection of our Saviour, our family came together to have dessert and hunt for eggs. We changed our plans due to the events of the weekend. It would have been easy to for go everything all together, but family is worth it.

To make it even more special for us all, I made Bryan’s grandmother’s famous Sour Cream Pound Cake. It is comfort food that melts in your mouth and was devoured, savored and mashed into mouths.

I am so thankful to Papa and Nana who let us crash their house with dessert and eggs  one hour after their arrival from Florida. They had been there due to Papa’s father’s health.

Nothing is more important to me except my relationship with Jesus Christ than my family. I treasure you all my loves.

In a few short days, church doors will open and Christians will enter to celebrate that Jesus is alive. He died on a cross, was buried and rose from the dead. Christians have heard the story, but who needs to hear the story of God’s amazing love for the first time?

You may have heard the story before but the facts may have been twisted, and Jesus death and resurrection are just another event that supposedly happened in the story book called the Bible. Don’t believe the lies others have told you and deny yourself the peace and joy that only God can bring. Jesus’ love is so powerful that it can heal your hurt and drive away fear.

Going through the motions does not make you a Christ follower. Reading your Bible does not make you a Christ follower. The only thing that makes you a Christ follower is acknowledging your need for a Saviour, believing that Jesus is the Son of God, confessing your sins to Christ and giving your life fully to him.

If someone you know hasn’t given their life completely to Jesus Christ, then they need an invitation to church for Easter. Don’t wait for someone else to invite them. It’s not easy to invite people, but each empty seat represents a person who needs Jesus.

Who do you know that needs to hear the story that will change their life forever?