Easter Celebration

Celebrating Easter for the Sarkisians always means worship, fellowship and family.  

This year, however, our extended families celebrated in their respective towns so we looked to our friends to fill that void. 

Afterall, the friends God has grafted into our lives have have become like family.  And I  especially feel that my Christian girlfriends are my sisters.  For we share clothes, trade recipes, share heartbreaks and tears, carry each other's burdens, and have spontaneous fits of laughter.  One such 'sister', Caroline, heard that we were family-less and instantly scooped us up into their Easter Feast and Egg Hunt extravaganza!

                Oliver has developed an adorable affection for Kate Dewey.  She and her sister Allison come over every Monday to play while their Mom, Shelby, Angie and I have a Bible Study.                                                      Ollie gets Kate to carry him around and make snacks and he literally runs to greet her when they arrive.

After torturing the Dewey's collection of Guinea Pigs, we headed to the backyard for soccer, basketball, and silliness.

Jordyn Dewey has been a favorite babysitter for years and she makes Jayden feel like a best friend.

Jack and Meagan Jones often help their parents, Bonnie and Flemming, in Jayden's Sunday School class.  And Meagan will be traveling with me (and a few other women) to India this year.

Marty, Jeff and Flemming hid well over 100 eggs in the Dewey's front yard, and after a quick photo everyone under 18 raced outside to hunt for plastic treasures and sweet treats.

MARK 3:33-35

A crowd was sitting around Him, and they said to Him, "Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are outside looking for You."

 Answering them, He said, "Who are My mother and My brothers?"

 Looking about at those who were sitting around Him, He said, "Behold My mother and My brothers!

 "For whoever does the will of God, he is My brother and sister and mother."