During the last few weeks of college, students need a break from the monotony of studying, homework, tests, final projects and the impending doom of finals. So why go play hide-and-go seek?

So tonight some of my colleagues and I let the halls of the residence hall fill with hiders and seeks of college age. (We did have one little guy who played with us.)

The rules were simple. Hide, stay there and wait until someone finds you. I crammed myself in a trashcan and even won with a secret hiding spot one time. We had fun! . . .

Who knew one little light bulb could shed light on energy savings. I learned this as I walked out of the dining hall on campus of all places, and now am going to challenge you think about it, too.

So back to the dining hall. I walked out, and Celeste was sitting at a table passing out light bulbs. Spreading the green news about the Take Charge Challenge in Kansas, Celeste, a student I met during my environmental reporting days for the University Daily Kansan, handed me a light bulb and told me to take charge of my energy consumption so we could beat Manhattan, Kan. (Sadly, I have to report that we are lagging behind.) . . .

It’s not about eggs or bunnies, even though those are fun and cute. Today, the holiday we know as Easter, is about Jesus rising to sit at the right hand of God. I’ve heard the story of Jesus since I was a child, but I spent the morning reading all four gospel accounts of the resurrection. To read through them yourself, check out Matthew 28:1-10, Mark 16:1-11, Luke 24:1-12 and John 20:1-18. . . .

In honor of Earth Day, Lowe’s is giving away 1 million trees across the country at its store. So on Saturday, April 23, hurry to Lowe’s so you can get a free tree!

After you pick up your tree, you can go home and register it.

Happy tree planting!

On April 22, every year for the last 41 years, we have celebrated Earth Day. For me today, it consisted of writing blogs about Earth Day at Mother Earth News Magazine and tweeting about via @MotherEarthNews and @brennamedia.

Was I hugging trees or saving the whales? Maybe not directly, and maybe very little at all, but awareness of environmental issues can help people learn about the planet they live on. If people know, they can take part in saving our planet. But if no one knows, how can anyone help? . . .