When you are not able to do as much fiber as you would like to due to health issues, one must resort to other activities. Me? Pysanky eggs. I have become crazed and have found myself making pysanky eggs like mad this year. I am looking forward to Easter in a way that I have never quite before. While most people are rejoicing the resurrection, I have recently found solace in the idea that God has suffered just like we do. Somehow I am comforted by the fact that God experienced the loss of a child. For me, He has become more relatable, somehow. The pysanky eggs have all sorts of spiritual symbolism which I have found interesting. And so I have spent hours decorating eggs in a (sometimes feeble) attempt to stay focused on goodness. Here are some of the eggs that have been created by my children and me: |
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