Post by shiloh on Apr 16, 2014 2:52:59 GMT
Well, I think you hit the nail on the head when you said God knows your heart. It isn't like we're worshiping Ishtar or honoring pagan customs. If I eat a chocolate bunny, it's not like I have Ishtar in mind or honoring Ishtar. I just happen to like chocolate...lol..and marshmallow peeps. Dark chocolate roses are good too! My husband bought me some of those for Valentine's day.
I would make my kids Easter baskets because they used to get all excited about the chocolate, jelly beans and toys I would put in there. But I made sure they knew what we were celebrating and that it was all about Jesus and the Resurrection. I would make Resurrection cookies (a 3 day process) and you would read certain verses to them when you checked on the cookies each day. Of course, I read them out of their children's bible so they could understand and I made a cake one year like a mound and put 3 crosses on it....that didn't turn out so good though because it was a little lopsided.
I would make my kids Easter baskets because they used to get all excited about the chocolate, jelly beans and toys I would put in there. But I made sure they knew what we were celebrating and that it was all about Jesus and the Resurrection. I would make Resurrection cookies (a 3 day process) and you would read certain verses to them when you checked on the cookies each day. Of course, I read them out of their children's bible so they could understand and I made a cake one year like a mound and put 3 crosses on it....that didn't turn out so good though because it was a little lopsided.
