Easter Ramblings

What, you may ask, does this photo of my sister and I standing on top of The Peak in Hong Kong have to do with Easter? Get back to you on that in a minute.

This was Holy Week, when the Christian faith is celebrating and standing in wonder of the absolute love God holds for us...as we remember the death and resurrection of Jesus. The girls and I were at three different services this week, celebrating with friends and our St. Matthew's Church community, the joyousness of this wondrous event.

It was also at time for family and friends to come together and we were delighted that Shauna and MacLean could spend a fun weekend with us when they could not be with their family this holiday. The three girls loved their Easter baskets, hunting for eggs, and having an hilarious time with MacLean's cutie-patootie puppy, Scout.

After an uplifiting service at St. Matt's this morning, we basked in the sun in our backyard for a bit, and then joined mom and dad for a meal at the Aberfoyle Mill - delish! as Shauna would say.

Now back to the top photo...

Joyously, Kim, Damian and Sophie were with us in China just 2 weeks ago, and together with our parents and friends, we experienced a glorious 15 days exploring the country of my daughters' birth. Ironically though, that amazing adventure meant that an Easter trip home to Canada was out for Kim this year - and as with all special days, it is now that we miss Kim and her family the most.

As has happened before, Kim and I were on a similar wavelength today and she also posted about being away from this family while my own post was still in draft form.

I guess all those who are fortunate enough to have lived and grown up surrounded by family love will always feel that intense tug when we're not together, even when we have just left each others' company. That just won't change, and truth be told, we would never want it to.

So I went delving into Kim and Damian's China photos and filched a few (that top one from Damian's super camera) and the following three from my sister's. Brings those three loved people right in front of me...until this Summer when we'll be together again.

xoxoxo