Spring has sprung!

Hello :)

I hope you had a lovely Easter weekend - I know my family did!!

My brother and I visited Bethany's Good Friday service.  I've also begun to read the Catholic daily mass readings - and they're incredible!

Saturday was just the right combination of relax / get stuff done / spontaneous have-people-over time.

And then Easter Sunday with the fam was, of course, amazing.

We celebrated as only the Surfaces do, with both tofurkey and ham (and you better believe I had slices of both) all 11 rambunctious family members.  There was an Easter egg hunt for the little people, afternoon naps (my favorite), and lots of laughter.  We even scheduled our first, full family vacation in over 5 years!  But more than anything, it was just one of those days that filled my heart to the brim.

Here are a few fun moments from the day:

[On of her favorite things is to quote Frozen: "Hhhhhhmmm... Chooocolate!"]

[Long and blonde, short & brunette... but definitely sisters!]

[We seriously did not coordinate.  We just showed up to church and laughed.]

[Giggles!  This one comes courtesy of Melissa]

[candid moments of family fun. and Uncle Jo does his velociraptor impression]

By way of comparison... here are a few of us last year. 

What a difference a year can make!

Also, I may be obsessed with coral :)

So there's a snap-shot of my Easter.  I hope you had a good one :)

Also, be sure to check back in tomorrow for a special surprise as "Wait + Hope" hits a pretty big milestone!!

 

Well, all I can say is that the Lord knows best. 
And this week, He's proven that He knows when we need a break. This week, I had things scheduled every night wednesday-saturday. One by one, they have all been cancelled. Having unexpected time off is incredible! 
Last night I went to bed early.
Tonight - bigelow vanilla chai "latea" (as Jessica M. would say =), Jane Eyre, budgeting, voting! and a bit of work on other projects.
Tomorrow night - family night! First one in months! I think we might even rent a movie to watch all together. This is so rare, which is sad, because I find family time so very restorative.
All that to say, I'm so grateful. I'm literally walking in Psalms 23:1-2:


"God, my shepherd!
   I don't need a thing.
You have bedded me down in lush meadows,
   You find me quiet pools to drink from
True to Your word,
   You let me catch my breath
   and send me in the right direction..."
[the Message]