My thoughts!

Today we went to a friend's Easter egg hunt and had lunch. It was so fun and we enjoyed it! She had everyone sit down (as much as possible with that many little ones) after the hunt and she read an Easter book about the real meaning of Easter. Then, I got home and read a blog by a pretty well known Christian writer and speaker. It was definitely to the point and that is usually her writing style. Which I like! I sometimes disagree, but that is totally ok! We are still believers loving the same God and can have different viewpoints. Well, here is my point and it might not mean anything to anybody, but here it goes anyway! I think in general society gets so caught up in anything secular around any holiday. How my family participates in a holiday and how your family participates in a holiday might be totally different. How my family worships and how your family worships might be totally different too. We preach tolerance, but are we really tolerant if it is different than the way our family does it? I don't broadcast everything our family does and I don't need to because the ONLY One who matters knows anyway. I feel judged sometimes that we do Santa, the Easter bunny (which we really don't do this one that much), and the tooth fairy (which our 4 year old already knows is not real, but our 10 year old still thinks is totally real!). We pray, read our Bibles, tithe, do mission projects, teach at church, etc. Sometimes I really don't think it matters that our family loves the Lord more than anything else when I hear some pretty intolerant remarks (usually more around Christmas). Please don't take this the wrong way. When you are stating your opinions, please don't group all Christians who celebrate differently than you in one group. We NO LESS believe in a almighty God than you do.  We LOVE God, teach our children how to serve others, and put others before themselves. We will serve the less fortunate on Saturday morning...worship at our church on Sunday morning...hunt eggs on Sunday afternoon...all while still knowing that Easter is about our Risen King who loves them more than anything...even if they hunt eggs.