Next year in Jerusalem

Holy Week wrapped up with the epic Easter Vigil, which was beautiful, long and full of the rich ritual that we Catholics do so well. During the longg service Ms. G fell asleep at the end on the pew, but I'm so glad we stayed to the end (Jesus Christ has Risen today is my favorite hymn). It has been wonderful to spend so much time at church, after a hiatus, to reconnect with friends and have time for reflection, prayer and community.

As a family we have spent the past few weeks reading books about both Easter and Passover, which has been so interesting to see the areas of intersection in our traditions. We have eaten matzoh and even made some fabulous Passover toffee (chocolate and matzoh are a good combo, who knew?). Gladys loved hearing about the story of Moses and the Exodus, which is as compelling as any scary mystery.

On Saturday we went to the fabulous Concordia Easter Egg hunt, as well as had a delish brunch with friends where we made messy and fun cascarones. That was a huge hit and will be repeated next year.

Ms. G has taken a shine to this fabulous Latino storyteller, Antonio Sacre, whose web site includes videos of his storytelling with his CD of stories that reflect our life experiences with humor and grace. Disfrutalo!

http://www.antoniosacre.com/story.html#