Happy Easter!

We went to my sister's house today for an Easter brunch. Kamryn and Gavin enjoyed their little egg hunt and mostly enjoyed the treasures inside the eggs. Kamryn has definitely had too much sugar this weekend since she also enjoyed a FCC (Families With Chinese Children) playgroup egg hunt yesterday too. After finding only 3 eggs and realizing they contained chocolate, she planted herself to start eating. The funniest part of it all today is that she started shaking the eggs to hear what was inside. She picks up even the littlest of actions from her brothers! This morning they were shaking the eggs to try to decipher whether it was candy or money inside. Wouldn't they have been surprised if it was pebbles or rocks.

At church this weekend, the sermon was about Expectations. It was an awesome reminder of how strongly our expectations determine our happiness. They gave this equation: What we expect minus what we get equals how happy we are. Think about it. It's so true. If we expect a lot and get a little, we're disappointed. If we don't expect a lot and get a lot, we are really happy. Then of course they talked about what we expect from God; good health, protection, good financial situations, and the list goes on, and when things don't go according to our plan, we are disappointed in Him. We've all been at that spot I'm sure, especially when bad things happen to good people. Anyway, I won't ramble, but it was very enlightening, and they tied it all with the Easter message of hope in a way that I will always remember. We've visited this church three times now during our "church shopping" spree, and I really love it because I always get their message, I learn a lot and it relates to everyday life.

When the boys expected dimes in their eggs and got jellybeans, they were disappointed. I think I need to talk to them about what we learned at church since they were in the kids program and learned a different lesson.