Alleluia Ribbons

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We dug up our Alleluia ribbons on Sunday, and they added color and joy to the afternoon. 
So sweet to have the gift of Easter to give us reason to sing "ALLELUIA!" and to "unbury" that word that has been hidden from sight during Lent...

pulling the Alleluia ribbons out of the bag that were buried in our garden for the last 40+ days 

We are Easter people and Alleluia is our song! 





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