my lenten promise

last year i blogged about my lenten promise and the road that

got me to where i am today, spiritually.

this year, it's even cooler because now emma is learning about the lenten

season at school and her energy about it is just awe-inspiring.

emma's lenten promise is to give up candy for 40 days. since we don't really 

eat that much candy around here, i also suggested we cut down

our tv time to focus on reading and arts and crafts.

(just on the regular, recently, i've been keeping the tv off

and realized that the kids barely notice it's off..but do nothing else when it's on)

emma has also been working really hard on memorizing her 

lenten prayer and well, remembering to say it everyday so she

can put a penny in her mite box. acts of kindness deserves

a donation to the mite box and we're pretty sure it'll fill up quick!

my lenten promise is to give up junk food (sweets, pop, chips) which 

unfortunately can be so difficult!

every time i want to cheat, i think of emma and her

passion to carry out her promise for the next 40 days.

i only pray i can be as strong as her!