Easter Weekend Part 2 - Saturday

Saturday, we had more errands to run. We went to Kohl's to get Rhett some new leather flip flops/sandals, a belt for work and some dress socks. Then we ate lunch at Caleb's (and Mommy's) favorite place - Chick-fil-a! Caleb always does so well when we eat there and he cleans out his nuggets and fruit cup every time. He loves it!  His favorite part just might be the giant inflatable cow that sits out front, though.  Every time we go by it (and even when we are nearby at Walmart), he points at it and moos, LOL.  After lunch, we went to Walmart to get a few flowers to replace some of the ones that are already (after just one month) dying in the front flower beds. We are not good at picking the right ones! Caleb took a great (and very rare) 3-hour nap that afternoon and then we all went out front to work in the flower bed and yard. The rest of the evening, we just relaxed!  Here are some pictures of....you guessed it - Caleb!  :)

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I also wanted to share something that a friend posted on Facebook this past weekend.  It really hit home with me when I read it and honestly, I have never thought much of the Saturday between Good Friday and Easter Sunday.  (here's a link to the actual website/blog this came from, but I will also post what it says here)

"Yesterday we celebrated something which, at the time of the actual event, was not celebrated but mourned. The death of Jesus was, to most, a shocking and devastating end to a soaring hope. All the faith that His followers put in Him collapsed to the sound of a clanging hammer. Tomorrow we celebrate the single most important day in human history, but also in God’s calendar. We celebrate the day the resurrection of One and the restoration of all God’s family took place in a garden outside Jerusalem. But what about today? What about Saturday? Is there anything we can commemorate today?

 Saturday is the “day in between”, the day we can celebrate what God has said, that has not yet come to pass. Saturday, between the crucifixion and the resurrection is a day to remind us that much of life is lived between the seemingly impossible promises of God, and their final fulfillment.

“I will rise again” seems a hollow promise on the day when the lips from which the promise was uttered are cold and lifeless in a grave.


When hope is completely obliterated and no sign of God’s goodness is visible, Saturday reminds us that the feelings of fear, or hopelessness can be stifling simply because we do not yet see the end of the story. Saturday reminds us that God comes through, even though today we may feel He has abandoned us. Saturday reminds us that death has a power of it’s own, and sometimes is a necessary step to reach Sunday.


I think this year Saturday can speak to the season of the church today. Old things are collapsing around us. Systems and even leaders we once put our hope in are increasingly lifeless. Could it be that these things are not dying because God gave up, but because God works through resurrections.


Whether in your personal circumstances, or in the season of the world system. Celebrate Saturday. God loves to set us up for new life and overwhelming surprises." 

written by Bob Hamp

I feel like my family is and has been in a "Saturday kind of season" since February 16, 2010.  It's a difficult season to be in and even 14 months later, it feels like the pain will never go away.  It is hard for me, in my finite mind, to comprehend why this would be a part of God's plan.  But, we serve an amazing God who loves us and promises us that He has a purpose in all things...a good purpose...and that there is no meaningless suffering.  We may never know in this lifetime here on earth why things are the way they are, but I choose to believe in His promises and my hope rests entirely in Him.  There really is no hope outside of Him.  If God can raise Jesus from the dead, he can bring something wonderful out of any terrible or tragic situation, including ours.  My prayer in all of this is for God to be glorified.

and here are some verses that have spoken to me during my "Saturday kind of season" -

"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." 

Romans 8:28

"Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." 

James 1:2-4

"In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed."  

1 Peter 1:6-7

"But I trust in you, LORD; I say "You are my God."  My times are in your hands..."

Psalm 31:14-15

"But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect," 

1 Peter 3:15

"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."

John 16:33

"Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."
2 Corinthians 4:16-18

"Not to us, LORD, not to us
but to your name be the glory,
because of your love and faithfulness."
Psalm 115:1