Eat, Read, and Be Mommy

I’m sure my millions of devoted followers noticed that I missed my post on Friday; some of you may have deduced holiday preparations as the most likely cause.  (We did, indeed, dye eggs on Friday afternoon, and the evening just felt busier from there.)  I almost skipped tonight as well–it’s been a full weekend with family, normal Easter happenings, and our oldest niece on my husband’s side going through the temple in preparation for her full-time mission to Arizona.  I didn’t, however, because I wanted to set down in print (so to speak) my small success for this year and my goal for the next.

This year, in our church, we’re studying the New Testament.  Our study manual/guide/whatever-you-want-to-call-it suggested that one way to focus on the Savior during the Easter season would be to read, daily, about the last week before His crucifixion and subsequent resurrection.  I managed to keep up with that, although not without room for personal improvement, and it made a definite difference in my focus.  Next year, I would like to expand that focus to include my children to a realistic degree (my youngest will still only be 5).  That’s what our time on earth is about, right?  Improvement?

Wish me luck, folks–and Happy Easter!  The tomb is empty, and He is risen.  Nothing that has ever been or will ever be matters more than that.