{"id":97408,"date":"2020-03-30T10:44:42","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T16:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/?p=97408"},"modified":"2020-03-30T10:44:42","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T16:44:42","slug":"how-to-celebrate-easter-at-home-in-7-easy-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/articles\/topics\/holidays\/featured-holidays\/easter-and-lent\/how-to-celebrate-easter-at-home-in-7-easy-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Celebrate Easter At Home in 7 Easy Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We know. The whole idea of your family having its own service for Easter at home can feel straight-up weird and even sad. You\u2019re away from the traditions and people that make Easter feel like something worth celebrating.<\/p>\n

Holding a family worship time might even carry some … objections<\/i> for regular, messy families who are just trying to, say, get their kids to wear underwear or eat with a spoon.<\/p>\n

Maybe you\u2019d say, \u201cUm, you would never want me to preach.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHave you heard me sing? I sound like a dying cow. In labor. Scratching her hooves on a chalkboard.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMy kids do more fighting than paying attention.\u201d<\/p>\n

But here we are. Church is literally closed. People are hunting for hope like that Easter egg you know you hid somewhere <\/i>last year.<\/p>\n

And we need the promise of resurrection, of God\u2019s victory, now more than ever.<\/p>\n

With minimal prep, this Easter at home can still be meaningful and memorable. Even though it\u2019ll look like church in your living room instead of smart-looking pastels at your church\u2019s sunrise service.<\/p>\n

1. A few days before Easter at home, ask your kids to prepare something to share with the family.<\/h2>\n

First Corinthians puts it this way: \u201cWhen you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up\u201d (14:26).<\/p>\n

So ask your kids to come with their own part of the service. Give a few ideas, based on their gifts and interests. Could your…<\/p>\n