Butterflies.....

As we left for Spring Break, our caterpillars were wiggling and crawling in their tiny plastic homes.  They weren't very beautiful, just kind of hairy and scary looking.  Some were just beginning the process of making their cocoons.  In anticipation of what those caterpillars would become, we painted some colorful butterflies. These paintings represent what happens after a long sleep in a cozy tiny silky home and they also represent what it means to be made new....Just like the Good News of Easter morning.  The children left our preschool on Maundy Thursday and we haven't been back together to share all of the happiness that came on that bright and wonderful Easter morning.  So as the children arrive from a week of rest and renewal, they will be greeted by these fluttery friends.  It is a week after our Easter celebrations in our own churches, but tomorrow we will share the Good News again!