Showing posts with label Lent. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lent. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Lenten Journey
Lent is more than half way over - seems like it's going by fast! We've been doing well at sticking to the things we gave up for Lent and doing the extra things that we've added into our lives for Lent (which I'm hoping we continue to do). For the first time in my life I actually have been reading the bible, along with Kurt. This was one of the Love Dare challenges but it seems like it really fits with Lent. I'm really enjoying it! Today I taught the kids what a Sacrifice is. I was really amazed that Landen understood completely and has been telling me the sacrifices he's been doing. He's really growing up. Thanks to a few different girls and the reminder of making a Lenten Journey Calender. Better late than never. The kids are loving it. I have been finding Landen explaining it to Amelia several times. How's your Lenten Journey going?
Friday, February 19, 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Starting Lent
Why on the days you're supposed to fast do I think I'm so hungry? I need to get myself a life or something. I felt pretty good that I made it to confession on Saturday to start lent out on the right foot. I kind of somewhat made a personal new years resolution that I was going to try very hard to go monthly to confession and since I didn't make it in January I'm glad to at least get February in and it felt good!
After much thought and going back in forth in my head I decided against giving up Facebook. I'm giving up candy, which I thought was a bit juvenile until I realized how much candy I actually eat. This will be good, especially to keep me on track with my slow weight loss and doing the Shred. We are also going to do a decade of the Rosary everyday as a family. If the kids don't participate that's okay, but I want them to see that it's not something you just do once in awhile, and that mom does and not dad, etc. It should be something family does together. I'm looking forward to it! I've also decided to do a few other extra things during lent, just to keep me focused on other people and making their day instead of it being all about me all the time.
I attempted to help Landen understand Lent and why Kurt and I were giving something up/doing some extra and why we weren't going to have meat and be a food piggy today. He seemed to grasp the concept and said he wanted to give something up too. When I told him that we were giving up candy he said no, he was going to give up string cheese (after thinking about it for quite a while). I told him that string cheese was healthy and I want him to eat it... he was fine with that, so he thought some more and came and told me he was going to give up candy & cookies, but not brownies because he really wants those brownies that are on the counter. I'm proud of him and I'm not going to get mad if he breaks it, but gently remind him and let him decide what he wants to do. :)
What are you giving up/doing for Lent? If anyone has any special intentions you would like us to pray for during our rosary let me know.
After much thought and going back in forth in my head I decided against giving up Facebook. I'm giving up candy, which I thought was a bit juvenile until I realized how much candy I actually eat. This will be good, especially to keep me on track with my slow weight loss and doing the Shred. We are also going to do a decade of the Rosary everyday as a family. If the kids don't participate that's okay, but I want them to see that it's not something you just do once in awhile, and that mom does and not dad, etc. It should be something family does together. I'm looking forward to it! I've also decided to do a few other extra things during lent, just to keep me focused on other people and making their day instead of it being all about me all the time.
I attempted to help Landen understand Lent and why Kurt and I were giving something up/doing some extra and why we weren't going to have meat and be a food piggy today. He seemed to grasp the concept and said he wanted to give something up too. When I told him that we were giving up candy he said no, he was going to give up string cheese (after thinking about it for quite a while). I told him that string cheese was healthy and I want him to eat it... he was fine with that, so he thought some more and came and told me he was going to give up candy & cookies, but not brownies because he really wants those brownies that are on the counter. I'm proud of him and I'm not going to get mad if he breaks it, but gently remind him and let him decide what he wants to do. :)
What are you giving up/doing for Lent? If anyone has any special intentions you would like us to pray for during our rosary let me know.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
What to blog about
Today is absolutely freezing. The high is... 2 degrees and the windchill is like -25. I know I keep talking about winter, but I am seriously ready for spring. I just can't handle this anymore.
Friday Landen decided to be a flying maniac. He jumped off a chair, hit a desk and bit a whopping hole in his tongue. I had one of those worst mommy's in the world moments. I saw he had a bloody mouth, so we got a paper towel and I continued helping pick up the toys that he had thrown all over our friends house. He came crying to me a couple minutes later and showed me his tongue *faint* a hole the size of the end of a pen. I kind of went into shock mode, having no idea what I was supposed to do. After a few phone calls and a ride back to our house, we find out you don't get stitches in your tongue. He had some Tylenol and by the next morning it had pretty much sealed itself back shut. I felt so bad for the little guy - I suppose this is just the beginning of having a boy.. I'm awaiting the trip to the hospital for stitches... luckily it hasn't happened yet.
Lets talk Lent (ha ha.. too much Soup from E! I know, not a good show to watch). I haven't broken my lent yet. I've been able to get my decade of the rosary in, even if it's in the shower and even though I have been very tempted with the candy and sweets I haven't snuck even a bite. I have almost forgotten and taken something (like today and the desert pizza) but not yet. =)
On a blogging note - is anyone else having problems with the Spell Checker?? As I posted in my - About Me at the top, I am not a good speller and since this dumb thing isn't working.. You'll just have to deal with spelling errors.
I think I need a picture in this post. Here's one of Landen's first snowman. He's a headless snowman now because it rained and snowed again and we haven't had a chance to make him a new head. =) Also.. he's not supposed to be smoking.. it's supposed to be a corn cob pipe, but I was informed that it looks more like a cigarette. Sorry!
Friday Landen decided to be a flying maniac. He jumped off a chair, hit a desk and bit a whopping hole in his tongue. I had one of those worst mommy's in the world moments. I saw he had a bloody mouth, so we got a paper towel and I continued helping pick up the toys that he had thrown all over our friends house. He came crying to me a couple minutes later and showed me his tongue *faint* a hole the size of the end of a pen. I kind of went into shock mode, having no idea what I was supposed to do. After a few phone calls and a ride back to our house, we find out you don't get stitches in your tongue. He had some Tylenol and by the next morning it had pretty much sealed itself back shut. I felt so bad for the little guy - I suppose this is just the beginning of having a boy.. I'm awaiting the trip to the hospital for stitches... luckily it hasn't happened yet.
Lets talk Lent (ha ha.. too much Soup from E! I know, not a good show to watch). I haven't broken my lent yet. I've been able to get my decade of the rosary in, even if it's in the shower and even though I have been very tempted with the candy and sweets I haven't snuck even a bite. I have almost forgotten and taken something (like today and the desert pizza) but not yet. =)
On a blogging note - is anyone else having problems with the Spell Checker?? As I posted in my - About Me at the top, I am not a good speller and since this dumb thing isn't working.. You'll just have to deal with spelling errors.
I think I need a picture in this post. Here's one of Landen's first snowman. He's a headless snowman now because it rained and snowed again and we haven't had a chance to make him a new head. =) Also.. he's not supposed to be smoking.. it's supposed to be a corn cob pipe, but I was informed that it looks more like a cigarette. Sorry!
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
The Lenten Season
It's Ash Wednesday today and Lent has officially started! I've been looking forward to this lent and really hoping to strengthen my prayer life and embrace lent instead of feeling irritated that I have to fast and abstain when I don't want too. And how come it seems like whenever you can't have meat, is when your craving it? Or when you can't eat as much.. your so hungry. Maybe I'm nuts! But anyway, I want to remember what Jesus did for us, and have a spiritual cleansing for myself before Easter this year.
I (as well as my family) will be doing the regular Lenten Fast and Abstinence according to the Catholic Church. For the official rules ... which I always seem to forget, every year... I have found them on the Internet, so when I throw out my paper I can find them again in a hurry.
This year I wanted to give something up as I usually do, but I also wanted to do something as well. I always run it through my head... well I could do this, but that's not really doing anything for anyone, being charitable... or that's just too hard for me to really do. So, I got honest with myself this year - I suppose it's about time. I wanted to be realistic though too - or I would set myself up to fail and feel really guilty and un willing to continue.
So... I'm giving up sweets this year. I know this is something a lot of people do, but I'm really going to do it. Not ... well I'm giving up sweets, but not ice cream... definitely not Moo-late's.. and I can have whatever I want on Sunday's because that doesn't count. No, I'm going cold turkey.. nothing, nada.. no, no, no.
As for giving... I'm going to do a decade of the Rosary everyday. I've been really trying to do this anyway for the past month or so, but it seems to get put on the back burner and it doesn't always get done. I'm going to offer my decade for friends, family, prayer intentions, etc. Then once a week Kurt and I are going to do a full Rosary together. This was not my idea, it was Kurt's and let me tell you... he knows how to score points (Ha ha ha! Just kidding.) because when he said that he wanted to do that, I fell in love with him all over again. I have a great hubby! I think this is going to be great - help Kurt and I grow together spiritually. I have been wanting to do something like this for a long time, but we never do it. I'm really looking forward to this.
I'm hoping to make it to Mass this evening.. but with this winter storm we're having.. I have a feeling that probably won't happen.. we're supposed to get ten inches or more of snow and the way it's been coming down this morning, that shouldn't be a problem. Everything is canceled. I really want to make it to the Stations of the Cross at least once, and if we have more than the once a month Adoration (which we usually make it too) I'm going to try to make it there.
I hope everyone else is looking forward to having a wonderful Lenten Season! What are you doing this year?
I (as well as my family) will be doing the regular Lenten Fast and Abstinence according to the Catholic Church. For the official rules ... which I always seem to forget, every year... I have found them on the Internet, so when I throw out my paper I can find them again in a hurry.
This year I wanted to give something up as I usually do, but I also wanted to do something as well. I always run it through my head... well I could do this, but that's not really doing anything for anyone, being charitable... or that's just too hard for me to really do. So, I got honest with myself this year - I suppose it's about time. I wanted to be realistic though too - or I would set myself up to fail and feel really guilty and un willing to continue.
So... I'm giving up sweets this year. I know this is something a lot of people do, but I'm really going to do it. Not ... well I'm giving up sweets, but not ice cream... definitely not Moo-late's.. and I can have whatever I want on Sunday's because that doesn't count. No, I'm going cold turkey.. nothing, nada.. no, no, no.
As for giving... I'm going to do a decade of the Rosary everyday. I've been really trying to do this anyway for the past month or so, but it seems to get put on the back burner and it doesn't always get done. I'm going to offer my decade for friends, family, prayer intentions, etc. Then once a week Kurt and I are going to do a full Rosary together. This was not my idea, it was Kurt's and let me tell you... he knows how to score points (Ha ha ha! Just kidding.) because when he said that he wanted to do that, I fell in love with him all over again. I have a great hubby! I think this is going to be great - help Kurt and I grow together spiritually. I have been wanting to do something like this for a long time, but we never do it. I'm really looking forward to this.
I'm hoping to make it to Mass this evening.. but with this winter storm we're having.. I have a feeling that probably won't happen.. we're supposed to get ten inches or more of snow and the way it's been coming down this morning, that shouldn't be a problem. Everything is canceled. I really want to make it to the Stations of the Cross at least once, and if we have more than the once a month Adoration (which we usually make it too) I'm going to try to make it there.
I hope everyone else is looking forward to having a wonderful Lenten Season! What are you doing this year?
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