09 April 2012

from Lent into Eastertide

I would like to thank everyone who participated in the Lenten link-up, Celebrating Lent, co-hosted by Sheila from Explore and Express and me. I enjoyed reading about so many ideas for preparing for Easter, with crafts and artwork and nature...

using Montessori methods...

(Tired, Need Sleep)

and Waldorf....

(Frontier Dreams)

taking children to interact with the elderly...

(Explore and Express)

and including children in local community worship:

(Featherglen)

In addition to the variety, I've enjoyed spotting overlaps and similarities. We had photos of Lenten spirals from both The Diary of a Sower and Frontier Dreams; of Cenacles from Thoughts from the Sheepfold and My Domestic Monastery. To my post about Lenten displays I might have added the dinner table displays by Featherglen and Watkins Every Flavor Beans.

And now, whether we did all that we hoped to in preparing for it or not, another Easter has dawned. As St. John Chrysostom said,  You who have kept the fast, and you who have not, Rejoice, this day, for the table is bountifully spread! 

And Easter isn't over on Easter Monday or even tomorrow but continues for a full six weeks! Sheila proposed that, having observed Lent for all six weeks with our link-up, we should do something for the six weeks of Eastertide as well. I suggested that I'd like us to organize some guest posts now that we've connected with so many different bloggers. I've written a column for Sheila's blog and she's written one for mine, and we're also inviting others to join us. So I hope you'll continue to drop by during the next six weeks as we celebrate Easter and community with a series of guest posts.

2 comments:

  1. Featherglen09 April, 2012 22:11

    Hope you're feeling better! Good idea for celebrating the whole of Easter - I don't know if I have enough steam to get organised, but have been inspired by a few things I've read about 'The Stations of the Resurrection', so may well look at marking them in a simple way. Birthdays, gardening and work start piling up in this season! But I totally agree that 'you can't have one side without the other' so I look forward to seeing what other have to offer too.

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    1. Storyteller11 April, 2012 19:03

      It would be great if you'd write us a guest post, FG! Let's get in touch by email - you can contact me through my Blogger profile page.

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