I was listening to the radio on the way to the zoo. (Where we visited all of our furry friends. Did you know that four children can amuse themselves by watching a single prairie dog hang out in his cage for twenty minutes?) Anyway, the radio talk show host was discussing how his greeting of “Happy Easter” received a horrified response from a woman who said the word Easter has pagan roots and he should change his greeting to “Happy Resurrection Day.”
He did some research and discovered that Easter’s root word, East, comes from the rising of the sun. So, …read more

Today is not your typical Sunday. It’s Easter Sunday. Kids are quite psyched about easter egg hunts, chocolate eggs and bunnies, and the whole kiddie festivities that may have been schedule within the home or some community thing. Adults are occupying themselves to making it a fun day, great excuse to get together with other parents and family.
I came back from a weekend at the beach with my boyfriends family. We live in a somewhat religious country wherein, the Holy Week is declared a holiday. Majority of the population spend their day celebrating the risen Christ by attending masses, virgils …read more