Fast
Let go of despair and know that God gives you sufficient grace. "Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible" (St. Francis of Assisi).
Pray
Pray to know how God wants you to spend your time today.
Give
Make sure that everyone in your family gets at least one of your hugs today.
Fast
"Don't get upset with your imperfections...It leads nowhere--to get angry because you are angry, upset at being upset, depressed at being depressed, disappointed because you are disappointed...Simply surrender to the power of God's love, which is always greater than our weakness" (St. Francis de Sales)
Pray
Before you do anything else today, pray this prayer: "Lord, help me to imitate Mary's deep humility, lively faith, blind obedience, unceasing prayer, constant self-denial, supassing purity, arden love heroic patience, angelic kindness, and heavenly wisdom. Amen" (St. Louis de Montfort)
Give
As you do laundry today, bless the person for whom you are folding. With every crease, offer a prayer.
Fast
Compare yourself now to when Lent began. Tweak the plan.
Pray
Insist on quiet from all your children today at 3:00. Pray the Divine Mercy chaplet
Give
Reach out to a local friend today. Reconnect.
I'm so pleased to welcome these new sponsors this month. Think Easter baskets;-)
Tricia Jennings, an Independent Designer with Origami Owl, loves helping women tell their stories through the charms they select for their one-of-a-kind lockets. Whimsical, serious, celebratory, or memorial - the locket can take on a completely new look and feel just by swapping out the charms for new ones. If you'd like to experience the fun of creating your story through jewelry, please visit Tricia's website at www.origamiowl.com or contact her via email at tricia@teamjennings.net.
Mod Jules specializes in jewelry and gifts that speak to you. I love finding and designing images and sayings that fit individual personalities and always welcome custom orders. My handmade jewelry incorporates a variety of techniques and materials, including upcycled game pieces (scrabble tiles, mah jong tiles), hand-stamped metal, rubber stamping with inks, embossed and riveted metal, and digital collages.
Liturgical Time Veil Shop is a mother-daughter cottage enterprise. We create elegant, handmade chapel veils, mantillas, and headcoverings for our patrons to wear in church, at prayer, or in everyday life. We are the creators of the Eternity Veil, a unique chapel veil which an be worn as a scarf when entering the worship space, and discretely slipped over the head when the wearer wishes to be veiled.
Wool is at the heart of my hobbies and household. And wool is at the heart of Hedgeapple Fiber Studio. We even use handmade, 100%-wool dryer balls for our laundry. From the wool we grow from our sheep or from local farmers, I spin, knit and weave, one of kind yarns, hats, shawls, and blankets.
Inspire in your child a religious vocation with these soft and cuddly dolls. At Jacob's Toy Box we specialize in religious dolls and stories, but also have non religious toys. All our high quality handmade toys reflect the days before mass production.
Dear sweet Karoline,
Sometimes I forget that Benedict XVI is the only pope you’ve ever known. You were named for his predecessor — a name that is a prayer answered and a promise fulfilled. It is Pope Benedict, though, who is the pope of your infancy and early childhood. Please read the rest here.
I'm Elizabeth. I'm a happy wife and the mother of nine children. I grab grace with both hands and write to encourage myself and others to seize and nurture the joy of every day. I blog here with my daughter, Mary Beth, a wholehearted young lady on the brink of adulthood.
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