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7 Quick Takes: Lights Out Edition
How’s your Lent going? I’m making it through. I hope you can say the same. I’m writing this in the public Library as my baby naps away — so this might be a brief one. Hopefully I’ll make it to #7. So, on to the Quick Takes… ~1~ Children Waiting Everywhere Lent is about prayer, fasting, and almsgiving — and I have the perfect way to take care of the Almsgiving portion of your Lent. I must tell you about a woman who is doing amazing things for refugee children fleeing from S. Sudan and the Congo. I wrote a post earlier this week about current fundraising efforts focused on…
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Lent Begins and Other Thoughts
How’s your Lent going? I know it’s only been two days — but it feels like it’s going to be a looong Lent. Oh well — only 6 weeks to go. Yay for us! 🙁 Did you get your ashes? Check out this guy — I saw a humorous chart analyzing different ash patterns on the internet and I believe this one would fall under the category: Father’s Revenge. Poor guy! Anyway, my parents are in town, so let’s get right to the 7 Quick Takes: Lenten Thoughts Edition ~1~ Yay for Surviving the 1st Strict Fast of the Year! Though I’m posting this on Friday, I am actually writing this post early…
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Eat, Drink, and Be Merry, for Tomorrow We Die… to Ourselves :(
My parents are in town, so I am allowing for another light week of blogging so I can spend some time with them. I don’t take for granted the fact that I am blessed to still have my parents around — they’re in their 80’s — everyday we have with them is a gift! I must admit, I always miss writing when I take little breaks, but — priorities — always a balancing act! As it’s Fat Tuesday, I thought I’d share a little “inspirational” image I made to express my hopes for us all before tomorrow rolls around. Oh, this fasting thing is hard for me. All you people who tend…
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Best Lent Ever — or Not — It’s Up to You.
Ah, life — always a balancing act! This week blogging took a back seat to all the work that’s been piling up. 🙁 Anyway, I thought I’d share a few thoughts on Lent. I can hardly believe the time is upon us — but here we are stuffing in those last Paczki’s — and before you know it, it will be Ash Wednesday. Where has the time gone? Lent is usually something I just try to get through. But this year, I want to try to do more than survive it — I actually want to find myself thriving in it. How about you? So, without further ado, I offer you my 7 Quick Tips for Preparing for the Best.Lent.Ever…
