Holy Weekend

We had an awesome weekend celebrating and worshiping the Lord. There were no baskets or eggs or bunnies this year--not that those are bad things--but we kept it simple and it was all about Jesus, family, and friends (okay, and maybe a little about food, too!). On Good Friday we went up to Alpharetta for the Passion City Church Good Friday service. We have gone for the past 3 years. It's a service/concert that takes place at the Verizon Amphitheater. This year we went with Scott's parents for the second time. It's so wonderful being able to share our love and gratitude for God alongside family. Of course I cried because I always do, but I was also filled to the brim with joy. And maybe it's just me, but there is also something extra powerful about worshiping outside. I just feel closer to God when I can feel the crisp breeze and smell the grass and hear the birds.

Chris Tomlin, Christy Nockels, and Kristian Stanfill (Kristian isn't on the screen in this shot, but you can see him on stage)

David Crowder...still awesome even without his band.
I think his power comes from his massive beard...

Then on Saturday we spent the day with Scott's parents. His mom made a delicious dinner of spiral glazed ham, cheesy scalloped potatoes, and green bean casserole. We were supposed to have this meal for lunch around noon, but Scott's dad got this brilliant idea to cut down a tree in the backyard before lunch. He claimed it would only take him and Scott about half an hour. I think they were out there sawing away at that thing (the chainsaw was broken!) for about 3 hours! And funny enough, the end result was the tree cut down from the trunk, but stuck leaning against another tree... I can't believe I didn't take a single picture! After we left his dad had to go rent a chainsaw so he could cut down the other tree too! It was a little annoying to postpone the meal, but I admit it was also a little hilarious. My MIL and I ate hummus and drank wine while we watched the guys slave away. I mean, how annoyed could we really be?? :) So, we had a later meal, watched a movie, and then headed home so we could be back in time for church.

Easter itself didn't involve much out of the ordinary. We had an awesome church service (as usual!) and saw several people come to Christ. I definitely cried again...of course! Then we had Olive Garden with some friends and came home and took a nap! As I said, if there were ever a Sabbath to rest during, Easter is it! :)

All in all it was a great weekend and I approached the week today feeling refreshed and uplifted!

Hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend as well! :)
~Christy~