{"id":12830,"date":"2026-04-06T12:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T19:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jshox.com\/jay\/?p=12830"},"modified":"2026-05-13T12:38:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T19:38:50","slug":"easter-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jshox.com\/jay\/2026\/04\/06\/easter-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Easter 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hey there,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ara seems to be aging out of some activities – yes, really. Like Easter egg hunting, it stopped for her last year. She was fairly disappointed and only realized it a few days before going this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we did last couple of years, we spent the weekend at New Hope. A Good Friday service, followed by kids’ activities on Saturday (like the egg hunt, etc.), followed by the Super Bowl weekend of church – Easter Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The boys had fun. Ezra even got out and picked up a bucket full of eggs, but he was with Sky, so I didn’t get those photos on my phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was better weather this year than in the prior years, not nearly as hot outside. The kids’ event was full of things (and people, for that matter) and included a free lemonade\/coffee truck, free donuts, and other activities like petting bunnies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then Sunday came.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As is typical for most churches across the nation, we were much more crowded than on a typical Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That pretty much sums up our Easter this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sidenote: I mentioned Ara feeling left out? She got over that fairly quickly, as she was able to hang out with her friends and help out in other ways (she even snagged a few eggs that she hunted).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

just Pray<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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