Easter

Easter time is fastly approaching. I got to thinking back on Easter's past. When I was younger the excitement of the Easter bunny was something I looked forward to. Also a new girly and pretty Sunday dress. Then you had the Easter egg hunts after church. With Easter, you know spring is here. Everything opens up new and green. All the insects awaken. So there's a lot to look forward to with easter.
Growing up, I wasn't just taught about the Easter bunny. My parents as well as my grandparents taught me, what easter truly was about. We were allowed the excitement of candy, hunting for eggs and the bunny but we were also taught that a man over 2,000 years ago died. Something I had a hard time understanding when I was younger, how a man who I never met and WAY before I had ever been thought of died and He died for me. And you. I could quote John 3:16 but one of my favorites verses is; "but he was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with His stripes we are healed."-Isaiah 53:5. To me that is such a profound verse. So is that whole chapter. I don't wanna be preachy.
So as easter fastly approaches what are your memories?