The following images were taken during a 1978 Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by a United Methodist Church about 14 miles south of Chattanooga. Despite the happy occasion, a quiet stillness emanates from these black and white images. There are 14 faces in this first photo...
Oh, I could write a sonnet about your Easter bonnet, And of the girl I'm taking to the Easter parade. --Irving Berlin, 1933 Thanks to the worldwide pandemic, there won't be an Easter Hat Parade in New York City this year or, for the matter, anywhere else in the United...
Easter cookies, one for each member of our family, compliments of Bridgy! I've been rolling out cookie dough on this old marble washstand for nearly 30 years! I bought it in 1992, at the old Spivey's Antique store on May Avenue in Oklahoma City. Two years after I...
Does anybody remember The Easter Bunny is Comin' to Town? It's a stop-motion production by Rankin that aired during Easter 1977. It's very similar to the team's Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town, which aired in 1970. Both productions feature the voice of the late Fred...
I’ve recently gathered a series of vintage Easter photos including a striking image of a baby stroller from 1963 and a selection of truly memorable Easter fashions. These snapshots offer a glimpse into post mid-century family life. They reflect equal parts charming,...
When Jesus was in the Garden of Gethsemane, He was desperate to stay alive. Full of "sorrow to the point of death," he prayed for the bitter cup of crucifixion to pass from him. He begged his disciples to stay with Him. But, instead, they fell asleep, exhausted from...
Lean In has become the mantra of Western women who dare to ask what they might do if they weren't afraid. But, long before Sheryl Sandberg's book, there was Elisha Hoffman's hymn Leaning On The Everlasting Arms. It is also about facing fears. What have I to dread,...
My son is the happiest person I know. That's why it startled me the other day when he leaned his head on my arm and said, "Every day is the same." Such raw wisdom deserves more than platitudes. I drew him to me and said, "It can all be so disappointing." I...
It's Easter Weekend, one of my favorite times of the year. Doesn't Bridgette look fantastic in her little fasicnator? Oh, I'm so proud of my baby girl! I love how the Duchess of Cambridge has inspired this new trend in hats. When I told Bridgy they were called...
Happy Easter, everybody! Here's some artwork Sully drew for Easter. He's sounding out his words, so this year, Jesus is my "gud" shepherd. This was a first for me -- an Easter egg pinata. We spotted this on our walk this evening through the neighborhood. Happy Easter!...
This is me during Easter 1973. I'm wearing the Easter dress my mother made me. The photo was taken at the Walnut Church of the Nazarene in Walnut, California. Our pastor's wife took the picture. I'm sitting in my Sunday School class in front of a lithograph of Jesus....