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Deciding How To Celebrate Easter

© Cheryl Lewis

With Easter fast approaching I find myself wondering how to celebrate the day. I believe, along with my family, that Jesus truly did rise from his grave. I want to impart the specialness of the day to my children and we usually do that by going to a grandmother's house for a special dinner. Before the dinner, she would read from the Bible about the resurrection of Jesus.

This year we are not going to be able to go to this big family dinner. My mother in law has spent the last week moving into her new farm house. I'm wondering if I should hold the Easter dinner. How many people should I invite? Can I get my house clean enough in the short time I have available? What in the world will I serve?

I've done Christmas dinner on Christmas day for about seven years, but it's not a huge affair. I did Thanksgiving one year and it was a huge affair. Between my children's schedules, my perfectionist tendencies and my husband's schedules, I'm really not sure I can pull it off.

We are the only members on both sides of our family who have four children, one of which is a preschooler. All of our other family members have perfect homes that are always perfectly clean. They have perfect clothes - no wrinkles or stains there. Their cars are all new and in the latest sleek styles. Of course the women always have their make-up done and the latest hair styles. Sometimes I feel like the ugly duckling.

I find myself thinking all of these things and then my brain kicks into gear. I can hear it knocking on my skull and yelling "HELLO!" This is my family. Am I perfect? No. Are they really perfect? No. They all just happen to be in a different stage of life than we are.

They no longer have young kids that they have to focus on - we do. Thank the good Lord above! I love my kids so very much and absolutely adore each of them. I think the rest of the family is pretty fond of them too. I'd say my family has heard my decree that "if it's not comfortable, it's not for me" enough to know I mean that. Comfortable atmoshpere, comfortable home, comfortable clothes, you get the idea.

One day I'll have furniture that's not really to sit on. It's there to look good, but don't touch it! My walls will be decked out in designer colors, paper and designs. No crayon marks to speak of on those walls for sure. My hair will be meticulously done and my makeup perfection. But, that's not the season I'm living in.

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