Showing posts with label Easter tradition. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Easter tradition. Show all posts

Friday, March 29, 2013

Easter Traditions 2013 & a Giveaway

Coloring Easter Eggs with my son, Joe



Easter is just around the corner. Growing up in New Hampshire, Easter was a big family affair. My mother's side of the family embraced many traditions from her father's native Poland. This love of tradition became embedded in my bones and it's something I hope to pass on down to my boys.

As a girl in the 1970's growing up, I remember going to mass, getting a new dress for Easter, and eggs – boiled, deviled, colored, and who can forget the lamb? I remember visiting the "twins" up on the hill and playing with cousins I didn't realize I had.

Nowadays, in the mid 2010's, 40 years later in California, I'm working on giving my boys the same sense of tradition I had growing up. I make Polish Pierogis by scratch, which is an all day affair and I buy the "butter braid" stuffed bread at church. The boys and I go to mass and I always color eggs. Easter afternoon is time for the egg hunt.

And who can forget the chocolate? I'm a sucker for a Cadbury crème egg. They're the best kind of egg.

Question for you: What are some of your favorite Easter traditions?  Growing up and now?

Giveaway: Leave a comment with your email and I'll pick one lucky winner to receive a PDF copy of my story "A Polish Heart."


A POLISH HEART
Sweet Contemporary/Inspirational Romance
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Blurb: Can Sofia's faith give Darrin his heart back? 

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Darrin began washing the peppers.

"What are you doing, Darrin?" asked Basia.

Sofia turned around from talking with her mother.
"I'm washing the peppers," he said.

"Oh, I can do that." Basia walked to the sink.
"It's okay. I can do it."

"Basia, Darrin is a bit of a cook. He watches the Food Network," said Sofia.


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