Easter Baskets - Part II

I'm feeling rather guilty, because I had all of you praying diligently over the Easter baskets we were planning to send, and I never clued you in on how the Lord has really honored those prayers! First, here are some pictures of the finished product and a list of what went into each of the baskets:

Mom's Basket

Pink Bible with her name engraved in silver, hundreds of scripture passages highlighted throughout!
A Mother's Devotional Book
A daily calendar with scripture and words of encouragement for each day
A black wallet with white polka dots and a big letter "T" (her first initial) on the front in hot pink
Bath and Body Works soap set
A second prayer shawl made by my mother in her favorite colors (pink, black, and gray)

9-year-old Brother's Basket

Slim Bible with his name engraved and the Roman Road highlighted
The Chronicles of Narnia boxed set
Book about Jesse Owens
Chocolate cross
Other candy

6-year-old Brother's Basket

Adventure Bible
2 CDs (Rebel by LeCrae and Between Two Worlds by Trip Lee)
Book about Baseball with Hank Aaron
Chocolate cross
Other candy

K-man's Basket

Jesus Storybook Bible with CD that can read to him (He knows it well...now he'll have his own copy at home!)
Veggie Tales - "God Loves You Very Much"
"The Little Engine that Could" book
Chocolate cross
Other candy

B-boy's Basket

The Big Picture Bible
2 Nursery CDs - One with Bible Songs and One with Bible Stories
Stuffed Bunny

We also sent them with hard-boiled eggs, vinegar, and a package of egg dye. Unfortunately, our transporter that day was a man of few words, so when they returned from the visit, all we got was, "Yeah...everything was good." ...awesome.

However, on the following Tuesday, we had our regular transporter back, and the report she gave was much more encouraging. She had a look of joyful disbelief on her face as she told us, "Their momma loved the Easter baskets! When we got there today, the first thing she did was run to get her Bible to show me!"

Praise the Lord! Please join us as we continue to pray for fruit to come from those materials in their home. Pray that when they sit to watch a movie, they will choose "God Loves You Very Much." Pray that when they're looking for an afternoon soundtrack, they'll gravitate to these new CDs that will pour Truth into their lives. Pray, more importantly, that when their mom is overwhelmed and feels like she's hit rock-bottom, that she will open that pink Bible and be challenged and encouraged to repent and turn to Jesus for life, freedom, strength, and peace.

"For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven 

and do not return there but water the earth, 

making it bring forth and sprout, 

giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, 

so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; 

it shall not return to me empty, 

but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, 

and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it."

Isaiah 55:10-11