Fast
Compare yourself only to the person you were yesterday, or even just this morning. Make forward progress.
Pray
The next time you go out in the car, keep the radio turned off. Listen.
Give
Clean your heart. Clean your house.
Fast
When you compare yourself to someone else and come up short, give thanks to God for the opportunity to grow.
Pray
Read a passage from Scripture and then sit, without saying or doing anything, for ten minutes.
Give
When you make dinner for your family tonight (or breakfast tomorrow), make it good enough for "company." Because they are. Just set the table nicely. Light a candle or two. Nothing fancy. All good.
Fast
Stop looking around you for ways to affirm your self-worth. Look up.
Pray
Don't jst tell God you love him. Show him.
Give
Treat your children's feelings with the same care and sensitivity with which you expect others to treat yours.
Fast
Think of time when you knew you were a good wife or a good mom. Re-create that moment today.
Pray
When some small person tugs at your sleeve, remember that God's voice is sometimes very small.
Give
Be your authentic self. What does it matter if every person in the world admires you but none of it is real?
I apologize for the tardiness of this post. Between a stomach bug and a computer bug, we've been rockin' Lent pretty well around here, so far.
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Fast:
Skip reading magazines, blogs, Pinterest, Instagram or anything else in the world that inspires self-pity instead of self-confidence.
Pray:
Listen. God is speaking to you right now. Stop interrupting.
Give:
People are more important than things. Remember that your time and your attention are more valuable commodities to your family than your accomplishments.
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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