Teacher?

Teacher?!

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Easter was just strange this year. All week I had planned little ways to make sure it had some similarities for our kids to be able to enjoy it. My hopes were that it would still have the same feel & purpose despite the circumstances.

Sunday came.

We woke up.

Well, I woke everyone up (first whoops), the kids broke into their baskets, then we went out to watch the sunrise. It was beautiful. And! It actually happened even with the chances for rain. I was in awe. But, the kids, they just wanted to go back inside. I mean, there was candy in there, I get it.

The day continued on. We tried to make it as purposeful as we could but so many things just kept going wrong. And every time it reminded me, this just isn't working. It doesn't seem right!

We talked with extended family, but it made me miss them more. We tried to go for a walk, but the weather turned on us & blew us right back in the door. We tried to eat our Easter meal several times but it was everything we could do to set down at that table.

No matter how hard I tried, it fought me! And eventually I was in tears. Angry. Annoyed. Sad. Frustrated.

And then it happened.

God showed up.

We had our meal, we talked about the importance of the day. Then we all managed to set down & watch the Son of God together (minus a few interruptions)

But He showed up!

Yesterday morning I read the part of the story when Mary Magdalene went to the tomb & found it empty. As she was there, processing it all, He came. Jesus came.

He said "Woman! Why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?" She thought it was the gardener.

But He said to her:

"MARY!"

And then she knew.

"Teacher?"

She knew it was Him.

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This morning I read that reading again & was reminded. He showed up.

Despite the hurdles yesterday brought on, by days end, He showed up. He made sure our day ended with Him. He gave us that moment we needed together.

I took this picture from the movie last night bc I wanted to remember this time that He showed up. So, today I share it as a reminder.

In good times and in bad, He is there. Sometimes we just need to have a little patience while He does His thing. But remember, He always shows up.