Happy Easter 2021!
Channel: Bradley Roderick
Date: 2021-04-03

Happy Easter 2021!

Well, it’s Easter which happens to be a favourite time of the year for me shortly after Christmas. The family come together with brighter weather, sunshine and that opportunity for new beginnings. Of course, new beginnings occur in an ambiance around the Easter season whether this be new life from new-born lambs to bright flowers all around outside. Easter to me is a perfect time to make change, let it be a time to learn new skills, or start something completely new to you, make changes for the better and start a journey or a new way of life. 

In my family Easter also is a time for gifts, special foods, catching up on missed times, and a wonderful sit-down meal treasuring what’s all around us and giving thanks for the lives we lead and all we enjoy and cherish. Easter for me, a house full of luxuries, family around the table and many moments to enjoy and memories made with lots laughter, fun and plenty of happiness. In my part of the world around Easter, the sun always seems to shine which seems to shine a pathway to enjoying this holiday. 

Easter for me is full of memories from years ago as a child to new traditions we have adopted. Years ago my treasured Nan would sit at the top of the table for Easter Sunday dinner which my mum I am truly blessed with would prepare. I would be staying with my Nan over the weekend as I always did as a child and into my teenage years and we’d come together for Easter at my house. It was always wonderful, my Nan would bring gifts and we’d enjoy a beautiful time. Now Easter Sunday dinner still takes place and prepared by my amazing Mum, but my Nan now is in a different stage of her life and is unable to join us so we join her over Easter. She remains a huge part of Easter for me and my family always will. So theoretically she’s still top of the table. Traditions, memories and heartfelt moments to cherish, Easter is truly a wonderful time. In our family we exchange springtime gifts and much like Christmas it’s full of splendour, and lavishness and great times, I am truly blessed and I am truly grateful for my family and for the life I lead. I thank the Lord above every day. Easter doesn’t just stop there, my Mum has the home dressed with springtime plants and Easter flare, my Dad sets the garden full of springtime plants and flowers. My nieces and nephew full of smiles and giggles enjoying themselves. This year one of my niece’s and I made Easter cakes and had so much fun, it really is a treasured memory for me and I will cherish bless her. 

Easter of course can be costly like many of our treasured holidays, but it doesn’t have to be costly or even busy or fully packed with lots going on, that’s not what Easter is all about, but we will all of course have our own way in which our families celebrate the Easter period. Easter can be religious, a busy family get together, or a treasured visit to a loved one, this year of course we find ourselves tied once again by the Covid situation, but in a way, it reminds us of just of much of this life we take for granted, and just how special this life is and even just the smallest of things are truly a blessing to the lives we lead and that we should value all of them wholeheartedly. It’s not always easy but I certainly try. So, this Easter let this remind us that Easter doesn’t have to be big or speculator even though this is amazing, you can have just as amazing time just by treasuring those around you and holding them dear and letting them know what they mean to you, Easter so beautifully does that for us and gives us those fine opportunities. Doing something small, or making someone’s day as an Easter treat, could just make someone’s Easter just as perfect. 

The longer holiday, the chocolate eggs, the Simnel cake, Easter biscuits, all my favourites, but my family make Easter for me and that is all so special. So, enjoy this Easter even though it will be slightly different once again, but remember we will get through this and once again enjoy all what life has to offer with our loved ones hand in hand. 

Happy Easter! Sending lots of good wishes for this Springtime!