Another glorious Easter - and a special anniversary too -

Today is Easter Sunday. And today is also the 6 month anniversary of the birth of our sweet baby Jonah. It seems fitting that we pause to think about the death and resurrection of the Savior at the same time that we rejoice in the knowledge that Jonah is part of our forever family.

As I drove around Monrovia this week with the grandchildren, several times we passed the three wooden crosses that adorn the lawn in front of the Immaculate Conception Church on Shamrock. They put these up at Easter time each year. I am not sure exactly what part of their Easter celebration involves these three crosses.

Eve said, "I know why we don't have crosses on our church and why we don't wear crosses. We don't want to think about Jesus dead, we want to think about him living." It was one of those perfect teaching moments for me to say, "We worship the living Christ. Because of His sacrifice, we know that Jonah will be with us in the next life. This is a great blessing and one we are truly thankful for."

Then Eve said, "We aren't glad Jesus died, but we are glad that he was resurrected."

Jonah is still influencing our lives for the better. Happy Half-Birthday baby Jonah!