Easter

I love Easter! What a wonderful way to celebrate Jesus, Spring, and family.

I always think about how the dogwood represents how Jesus died on the cross for us. I love the legend of the dogwood.

The dogwood was the tree chosen to construct the Cross that would be used to take the body of Jesus. Even though His body may have been taken from this earth, His spirit remains and every spring we are blessed with a reminder of the events that unfolded on that fateful weekend.

The blooms often appear in the shape of a Cross with holes in the tips of the pedals signifying the nails that were driven into the Cross.

If you look closely at these holes you can notice a faint red stain representing the Blood. In the center you will find a green bloom symbolizing the crown of thorns placed on the head of Jesus.

After the Crucifixion, God proclaimed that dogwood trees would never grow large ever again. This is the reason the trunks of dogwoods are skinny and often branch off low on the trunk.

After the Crucifixion, God proclaimed that dogwood trees would never grow large ever again. This is the reason the trunks of dogwoods are skinny and often branch off low on the trunk.

The dogwood is more than a tree…it is a representation of life. With every spring we are reminded of what God did for us and given the chance to be reborn and start a new life as “children of God”.

(John 3:1)

I also reminisce about Easter as a child when we would get up and go to Sunrise service and then to breakfast. I loved how the Baptists and Methodists always came together to celebrate on this early Easter morning.

I can remember pulling out my sponge rollers and putting on my new Easter dress that my mother made for me. She always made our dresses for Easter and Christmas, and they were often smocked and had layers of beautiful lace.

After the morning services, we would go to the regular service and then go to Easter dinner with the family. Then, the Easter Egg Hunt would be on. Oh the fun we had hunting eggs, finding goodies, and sharing our hard-boiled eggs and candy filled eggs with each other.


Easter is a beautiful day and is meant to be celebrating with family and friends! Even though, I am not celebrating with my family this year, I am reminiscing of last year's Easter, especially the last two pictures!

I hope you have a very Happy Easter!