With all the craziness going on here - splitting my time between two houses, frantically packing and no routine - I haven't had time to plan for Lent. I also need to keep it simple. A few ideas have jumped out at me - mainly from other peoples' blogs - and suddenly with minimal effort and thought on my part I have a plan.
- Turn my face to my children (HT: Karen for this link) - toughest and most important, particularly for Star who desperately needs more positive attention than she has been getting.
- Make a salt dough crown of thorns (HT: Karen again)
- Collect money saved by giving things up for Aid to the Church in Need (inspired by Operation Rice Bowl - yes, that would be Karen too)
- Fast from the internet on Fridays (HT: Faith)
- I like the idea of this star chart, but I'm afraid I am good at starting this sort of thing but poor on follow through. I may give it a try, though.
- Lent reading:
- Myself - daily reading from the Philokalia (I have been enjoying Katherine's introduction to the Eastern Church, and found the first two volumes of this Orthodox classic lurking on my Mum's bookshelves.)
- Angel - biography of Don Bosco, her pot-luck patron saint for the year
- Star - meditations from My Path to Heaven by Geoffrey Bliss and stories from Catholic Tales for Boys and Girls by Caryll Houslander
- Lenten sacrifices:
- Myself - chocolate in all shapes and forms
- Angel - biscuits and crisps (cookies and chips to those of you over the pond!)
- Star - all drinks other than water and milk, and bubblegum!
- Prayer - I will add something into our daily prayers, but I'm not yet sure what.
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2 comments:
Oh, Kathryn, I'm so glad some of the ideas were useful! My ideas all come from other people, too, you know ....
:-) I'm with you on the chocolate, too, my dear .... We'll pray for one another.
Sounds like a perfect plan, Kathryn!
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