Easter GAW WINNER IS WOODROW F CALL!!

I'm in, and thanks for the giveaway. My family and I are Orthodox Christians, and although I already have tons of great Paschal memories (Pascha = Passover), this year's Pascha (we celebrate it on April 12) may be among the most memorable. That's because it'll be my first Pascha since being ordained as a Deacon last year. Serving at the altar is an awesome thing, but serving at this time of year is above and beyond! I'm very excited and also very humbled.

Thanks again for the opportunity!
 
We were driving to a family friend's house in Baton Rouge for an Easter dinner. Mom, Dad, twin brother (20yrs old) and younger brother (10 yrs old) all watch a little bunny rabbit bolt in the road and under the car. Little bro was horrified as we all looked back and saw that he was lying dead in the road. We had all hoped that maybe he made it.

I'm in.
 
I'm in and thank you for doing this.

My father was diagnosed with stage 4 renal cell carcinoma at the age of 51 and he was given 2 to 9 months to live. He had always been healthy, in shape and very active (he could beat guys half his age at racquetball and his waterskiing and trick-skiing skills were amazing) and he wasn't ready to lie down and die, so chose the most aggressive treatments available. His kidney was removed along with a section of his femur where a tumor had grown and he agreed to volunteer for experimental and unconventional treatments.

He moved to Boynton Beach, FL as our northern winters got to be too much for him and really effected the metal rod that replaced the part of his femur that had been removed.

My favorite Easter memory is of the Easter I spent in Florida while visiting my father. We got up early in the morning, in the dark, and drove to his church's seaside sunrise service. It was beautiful; hearing the resurrection story and watching the sun peek over the horizon and then rise, its light reflecting off the water. It was a reminder for me. The light piercing the darkness, a new day, but not just a new day, a day filed with hope because of that morning in Jerusalem so long ago when the sun rose on an empty tomb.

I will never forget that day, or the calm smile on my father's face as he watched the sun come up as we sang praises to the risen Lord.

My father lived for 13 years with stage 4 renal cell carcinoma. He was 64 when he died. That in itself is a miracle. Only in the last 4 months did his quality of life erode. I consider that to be a miracle as well.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Ressurection Sunday.
 
I’m in. Thank you.

As a kid I was in transition from believing in the Easter Bunny to believing that it was just a fairy tale. It was Easter morning and I as a kid was designated as the retriever of the newspaper (remember that historic bundle of paper?). Well…what I saw when I went outside to get the newspaper that Easter morning sent shivers all over my body. There in our front yard was a white bunny rabbit. Instantly I reverted back to my childish believes. Later I learned that a neighbor who lived down the street were raising rabbits and some escaped and one hid out in our yard.
Now as an adult, for Easter I say, “He is risen!”
 
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I'm in!

My best memory is being written as we speak.

I live 10 hours from where I lived as a kid. This Easter my oldest and dearest friend drove all the way to visit me in my new house. We're having an awesome time!
 
I'm in - and thx for the opportunity.

My memories of Easter are filled with the traditional foods of Eastern Europe. My mom's side of the family (actually her grandparents) were Slovak and found there way to employment in the western Pennsylvania coalfields. My mom tried her best to keep some of the traditions alive. As a child, her Easter basket was filled with ethnic foods, taken to church, and blessed by the priest. Though I was not raised Catholic, those ethnic foods found their way to our Easter meals, my favorite of which was also present during Christmas and is called, orechovník or kalacs-nutrolls.
Happy Easter,
Josh

Easter meals. My favorite of which is
 
JR thanks for the GAW!

Im in.

My favorite memory is of a easter egg hunt at my grandmothers house when my first nephew was just a few years old. My sister and I and my parents hid some eggs and let him have at it. Then after wards we were helping him open the eggs and found some OLD eggs and candy.......from the previous years egg hunt! Haha. We laughed about that for a while.

Happy Easter all! His is RISEN!

Jim
 
I'm in, I love a mystery giveaway :)

My favourite Easter memory is rolling chocolate Easter eggs down the stairs with my sister aged around 3 :)
 
I'm in and thank you Kyle for your generosity!

Most of my favorite Easter times would center around my daughter when she was young! She was a super competitive egg hunter.
 
I'm in. Growing up poor in South Africa, Easter was the only day of the year we got any chocolate. Besides Christmas the whole family would get together for this special event.
 
I'm in thanks! I remember as a small boy of around 5 hearing about the Easter Bunny but actually being taken to see some wild rabbits at play in a field. Seemed like magic to me then, still does to see wild animals with their young in their milieu. Another animal related Easter anecdote, one year was given a very fine egg in bitter chocolate with chocolates inside - even as a kid I much preferred bitter or plain chocolate to the milk version. Well I never got this egg because I remember getting woken up in the night to discover a family of mice had gnawed their way into my egg and were making off with its contents!! :eek::barf::mad: Next night the cat stayed in my room.....:D

Regards, Will
 
Not an entry, but thank you Kyle, for doing this GAW, and for being a great BF Traditionalist! I'll be up late tonight, hiding eggs...hope we find 'em all tomorrow:D
 
A surprise?I am in
last year I otganised an egg hunt in the bushland at the back yard.A few of the neighbours with little kids came over and my kids hid the eggs.I made scones and tea and coffee.It was nice because the new neighbours got to meet the other people in the street.
 
I'm in.

The first Easter that I had where both of my kids were able to hunt eggs. I'll never forget my adorable little daughter in her little pink/yellow dress outdoing all of the boys. Yeah, she was the youngest, but she was the only girl. Maybe that's why she cleaned up.....being the only little girl definitely gets you some assists from daddy and grandpa when hunting eggs :)
 
...I'm in for the 'goose egg' :thumbup: Thanks.
Happy Easter to all...
-Probly one of my better memories would be coloring Easter eggs,
and discovering a basket full of candy that the Easter bunny left ! :) B.T.B.
 
I'm not in. :) Easter is an important time for me because as a teenager and it was on Easter that my faith became real to me. That faith has carried me through many, many storms.
 
I'm in and thank you for the chance! My favorite memories were of going to my grandparents with my parents and my brother. After church, our parents would take us over to their home for a Easter egg hunt around the front yard, with my cousins. As ritual, all the older people would be preparing all the food from scratch and then we all would have a feast. Just memories of time spent with family members that aren't here anymore, still keeps holidays alive and meaningful to me. I hope everyone here has a wonderful Easter and remember the meaning behind the holiday.

Donnie
 
I'm in! My favorite Easter Memory was discovering Cadberry Eggs for the first time. I came home from church when I was about 6 years old and discovered a bountiful basket of candy eggs. Little did I know that for every year after, I would look forward to eating as many Cadberry Eggs as possible lol.
 
I'm in!!! My memories of having Easter at my grandma's house are still vivid... I still remember the belly-aches from all the candy she let me eat that day. RIP Grandma Deloris.
 
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