Easter Sunday (Day 392 of Experiment)

Scripture: Ps 118:1-2, 14-24; Acts 10:34-43; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; John 20:1-18


Scripture standout: John 20: "Jesus said to her, "Mary!" She turned and said to him in Hebrew, "Rabbouni!" (which means Teacher). Jesus said to her, "Do not hold on to me, because I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, `I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'" Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord";"


His Deed/The Day: Everyone, myself included, seems to have gotten up on the wrong side of the Easter bed this morning. There was little interest in the homemade Easter egg hunt and disbelief that all of the eggs contained the same type of candy. Sighing. Disappointment. Quick smile for the camera:

In lieu of going back upstairs and trying again, we're all going to put on our Easter finest and head to church. Then we're going to host family for lunch — and I'm going to indulge in some Easter libations!

Today, Lent is over and the celebration of Easter begins. Light has overtaken the darkness, God wins! How fitting that yesterday, I had another "kitchen moment" — another reminder, not unlike the red jello incident, that our darkest moments often produce total beauty.

The kids and I decided to make a funnetti Easter cake. We chose the bundt pan, with visions of a beautiful Easter wreath sprinkled in Easter candy bits. The dream, however, was not to be realized. When I went to remove the cake from the pan — half of it remained like concrete to the pan sides. A crumbled mess of half the cake spilled onto the Easter plate. Crap! The would-be cake looked like the remnants of a three-year-old's birthday party. Yuck, so not-Easterly.

Upon further scrutiny, I decided the half-cake kinda-sorta resembled an arc. No, maybe a bowl. Better yet, a basket. Holy crap — an Easter Basket! Yes!

This is the result:

Deedsclosure: Holidays are the perfect occasions to share greetings, your time, your home, your love with others.

Last note of housekeeping: Today so ends the Lenten challenge of doing one conscious good deed a day. In eight days, I'll complete the 400 days of daily deeding, which will conclude the blog once and for all. Thanks for reading and happy Easter to you and your family. Make your Third Day count!