We had such a wonderful, rich in blessings Lent and Easter! Along with devotions, we read aloud a new book called 'Aman's Adventures'. What a powerful testimony, scripturally accurate and wonderfully told adventure of Jesus' last days, told thru the eyes of a young man.
We, of course, had a wonderful time celebrating with special family as well! Lots of special traditions that mean so much to our family!
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| This is 'syrek'...pronounced "sidetz" (phonetically) ...it is Slovak Easter cheese. My grandmother and great-grandmother always made it symbolizing the richness of a relationship with Christ. So as my daughters and I made it, we talked about that very thing...about their great-grandmothers...about carrying on traditions.... |
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| The 'rugged' cross my husband and son made together... |
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| Beets with horseradish...called 'hrin' in Slovak... |
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| Our "Lamb" cake...a tradition that my mother started when my sisters and I were little girls... |
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| Paska...Slovak Easter Bread. Tradition says to place all of these things, along with hard boiled eggs, ham and kielbasi into a large basket, usually covered with a special, embroidered cloth and take it to be blessed in order to break the Lenten fast. |
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My sweet nephew, Ty, at his Easter play...
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| My beautiful mom and step-dad.... |
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| "the granddaughters"....beautiful girls! |
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| My sisters and I.... |
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| The "boy cousins".... |
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| Ron and his beautiful Aunt Peppy....so sweet.... |
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| cousins Ronnie & Michael...'angry birds' for Michael's 9th birthday... |
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| Jill and I |
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| Sweet cousins...Mia and my Anna... |
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| Aunt Peppy and Uncle Joe....lovebirds.... |
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| Hunting for (and finding) eggs... |
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| My blessings...Meghan, almost 19, Sara 16, Ronnie 10 and Anna 7 |
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| Our family....my greatest blessings! |
