Entering Into Good Friday as a Family
When I was a young mom with four kids under the age of six, I had one emotion: OVERWHELM. I distinctly remember wanting to wear make-up or exercise or plant flowers. Mostly, I had a baby attached at the hip or the breast and toddlers in various stages of mess and undress. I.Was.Neck.Deep.In.Survival.Mode. SO, when I would hear of a mother and how she had created this beautiful Easter project for her two angelic kids, I would have this instant envy. Then I’d feel defeated. I just couldn’t muster up the energy or grace to do beauty. But I still wanted to honor Jesus and His Agony and Glorious Resurrection. I wanted to TEACH my children. So I stumbled upon this one idea and we have used it ever since that time. For three hours on Good Friday, from noon til three, we maintain silence in our home.