tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373343382894016968.post8549356638426556027..comments2023-08-06T07:00:38.801-06:00Comments on The Butrfly Garden: E.B. Survives Another YearButrfly Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10284837155321500602noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373343382894016968.post-85457732592456746812007-04-10T21:51:00.000-06:002007-04-10T21:51:00.000-06:00Great entry. I feel like...finally...an honest di...Great entry. I feel like...finally...an honest discussion to a bunch of good questions. Hard to find where I live.Kellyologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16431369740339820876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373343382894016968.post-60316871472461093142007-04-10T09:39:00.000-06:002007-04-10T09:39:00.000-06:00oh, girl, you and I could have hours of talk on th...oh, girl, you and I could have hours of talk on this subject so I won't rant here.<BR/><BR/>I will say that I was raised holy roller and my husband was raised catholic. Try finding a church for both of us and I'll love you forever.sillychickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12179227634003916954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373343382894016968.post-38425035267056671602007-04-09T16:02:00.000-06:002007-04-09T16:02:00.000-06:00Church? what's church? I haven't been in ages. ...Church? what's church? I haven't been in ages. Although I know I should. I agree that J.C./God doesn't need me to worship him in a church but organized religion provides comfort. I tend to go to church in hard times.<BR/><BR/>As for hitting wal mart at 10:30...Wal mart's expensive (is that possible??). You should hit the 99 cent store on your lunch break next year.Cherannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16573527110331764073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373343382894016968.post-50648208551885193982007-04-09T14:32:00.000-06:002007-04-09T14:32:00.000-06:00For the second year in a row we went to an Easter ...For the second year in a row we went to an Easter "Eggstravaganza" put on by a local church. Its a wonderful community event with egg hunts for preschool age through 6th grade, puppet shows , crafts, bouncy houses and even free lunch. Its an amazing event and its completely free (although hubby and I would feel guilty if we didn't donate). <BR/><BR/>In any event, as we were there the parishioners welcomed us with open arms without being overbearing. They were so generous I thought this is it. This is the church we should go to but much like you I've had trouble finding my place in the spiritual community. I was baptized Episcopalian but stopped going reguarly as a teen. <BR/><BR/>In any event my sister sent me a link to the UUA. I love their basic principles http://www.uua.org/visitors/6798.shtml<BR/>The closest ones to me are 15 miles either way so I haven't yet gone but I'm glad you posted on this topic.<BR/>It pushes the idea to the front of my mind rather than the back where its been sitting for some time.Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01504441297464745715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373343382894016968.post-5715818924851923642007-04-09T12:29:00.000-06:002007-04-09T12:29:00.000-06:00Let me know how the book is! I haven't seen it be...Let me know how the book is! I haven't seen it before, and a not completely boring (to me) bible story book would ROCK!<BR/><BR/>I was born into our church....and really, the reason we're still there is I'm too much of a chicken to start "looking". I hope you can find someplace you like! I'll let you know if I hear of anything good up your way :)Kristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14828615183856376123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373343382894016968.post-74463516384284854162007-04-09T10:20:00.000-06:002007-04-09T10:20:00.000-06:00I generally do easter bunny stuff on Saturday and ...I generally do easter bunny stuff on Saturday and then focus on Jesus and the real point of easter on Sunday. I have my own issues with the Easter Bunny (I too posted about this this weekend!)<BR/><BR/>As for religion, I've done an awful lot of soul searching on this and, oddly enough, I ended up right where I was raised. But you're right. No hugging, no shouting, no screaming "hallelujia" etc. Just good people, believing in Jesus and that He is our Saviour and our greatest example. We're not a perfect bunch, but I love it and I'm raising my kids with it and I firmly believe it to be truth. When someone's interested or searching for "Truth" I'm happy to share what I've found. But I'm also not going to go around shoving it down everyone's throat. <BR/><BR/>When did I get into such a habbit of rambling here?Brillighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13694582598855276158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373343382894016968.post-66691492057545438342007-04-09T10:07:00.000-06:002007-04-09T10:07:00.000-06:00I completely understand what you mean about church...I completely understand what you mean about church. A lot of the problems I have had with them are the same ones that you have had. I wrote a blog called "musings" here:http://mamaland.wordpress.com/2007/02/25/musings/<BR/>if you want to see that you're not the only one :)<BR/><BR/>As for the E.B.-we have never brought him into the house, so I don't know how to get rid of him. My son is 3 and he gets candy and stuff, but instead of doing the E.B. thing we watch "An Easter Carol" (a veggi tales Easter Story) and talk about Jesus in general (I still think he's too little to talk about death/crusifixion).<BR/><BR/>Good luck with the rabbit :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com