Happy Easter 2010

'Twas the night before Easter,
and all through the house
the only creatures stirring
were the milk chocolate mouse,
the dark chocolate rabbit,
and the huge Hershey kiss;
they were all sugared up
and thus bedtime did miss.

Okay, the parents were still up,
(the dog slept under the table)
until Mama declared
that she just wasn't able
to keep her eyes open
for even one minute more;
she touched up a basket and
shut her bedroom door.

So Dada it was who encountered the Bunny,
who told him to get up to bed with his honey.
He told tired Dada that he'd do the rest,
and to remember the reason for Easter,
and be blessed.

For Jesus had died on the cross for our sins,
and that beat out any peeps or candy from bins.
So accept with open hearts the gift that He gave
and to extravagant love become like a slave.

Happy Easter weekend, everyone!