Easter events

Howe Church of Christ

Santa and the Tooth Fairy

by Christie Dedman

Egg Hunt -Saturday, April 4

9am - 11am

Ages 0-12

Decorating cookie activity after the event.

Fumc

Egg Hunt - Saturday, April 4 11am -1pm

Ages 0-12 at Howe High School

FBC Howe

Sunday, April 5 10am Community Worship at Howe High School

When my husband and I were dating and eventually got engaged we were on the same page about almost everything you talk about in marriage counseling. Parenting styles, money, how to argue and how to make-up etc , check, check, check and check

There’s one topic that doesn’t come up in marriage counseling, well at least it didn’t in ours, that’s belief in Santa, the ‘Easter’ Bunny and the Tooth Fairy.

While not a deal breaker of a topic, it can cause strife if you have two very different opinions on these mythical creatures individuals bring joy and delight to childhood, let me be frank by saying this: Joy and delight in childhood comes from truly loving parents who share a saving knowledge of Christ with their children

Nothing else. If the parents love Christ and build a Biblical perspective in their children based on faith in truth, everything else (like Santa, egg laying bunnies and teeth snatching fairies) is junk Plain and simple

How we dance around the secular trappings of Easter, Christmas & losing teeth:

Easter Issues

Thankfully, despite our lack of discussion before marriage, we were already on the same page. That page was our shared conviction of not teaching our kids to believe in lies

I know I might have just stepped on some toes with that last sentence but it’s true If I don’t want my kids to lie to me, why in the world would I go to extreme lengths to protect or perpetuate a lie just to fulfill a secular holiday ritual? Can’t think of a reason? Neither can I

While some will say these three bogus a

1 We call it Resurrection Sunday – That’s what it is It’s a day marking the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ from the grave. He conquered death and offers the gift of life The word Easter doesn’t effectively transmit the value of the day Resurrection does

2 Dealing with relatives who insist on doing ‘Easter’ baskets – We say thank-you, toss the fake grass and eat the candy. Done.

3 Egg hunts – The kids do hunt eggs with friends at church continued on Page #14