Easter joy. May all of you who read this warm thoughts column have a joyous Easter season. Easter is a time to celebrate New Life, a time to celebrate family, the joy of that first Easter and the joy of every Easter celebration. Ever since that first Easter will live on and on.

This week, many Christians will be making their pilgrimage and walking that road to Calvary. Many times I relive that experience. And each time I walked the Via Dolorosa, also known as “the way of sorrows.” When I was there on my pilgrimages I had many warm thoughts. When I reached the stage of the cross on my way to Calvary, where the burden of carrying the cross for Jesus was given to someone else to carry the rest of the way.

I stopped and thought of the lesson we can learn about our crosses and burdens that we are asked to bear. When these are too heavy, we need to have the courage to reach out and ask for help and prayers.

Some schools experience a spring break or a holiday. And children especially appreciate this time of family togetherness. A survey was once taken and 1500 children were asked this question, “What do you think makes a happy family?”

We are surprised by the wisdom of children. The answers they gave was doing things together. And so we listen to the children.

I just love the stories that mom and dad tell me when I am tucked into my bed. Singing together and going to church together as a family. Vacation time when we can go to the hills. Yes, a time of togetherness. Perhaps as we think about celebrating family, we will all agree with the results of the survey and listen to what the children in our lives are telling us. It is a time to celebrate Easter and new life and a time to celebrate the family.

A warm thought for the week: The greatest investment one can ever have is to spend time with your family. May you have an Easter season filled with joy.

Warm Thoughts from the Little Home on the Prairie Over a Cup of Tea by Dr. Luetta G. Werner

April 5 2007

Published in the Marion Record

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