When I told my mother-in-law that we would be going without grains for the first half of Lent and remaining gluten-free for the second half, kids included, her response was of concern for our health: “Is that okay? Are they going to lose weight? They’re so skinny already…” Ironic, I thought, that I’m trying to [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Lent'
How Did we Do on the Lenten No Grains/No Gluten Challenge?
May 3rd, 2011 · 66 Comments · KS lifestyle, My Story, Special Situations
Tags: Crohn's Disease·digestion·eczema·gluten·gluten free·grain-free lifestyle·Inflammatory Bowel Disease·Lent
Monday Mission: Spend Time with Your Family
March 28th, 2011 · 9 Comments · Monday Missions
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to do something special with your family this week. Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Baby Steps Special family time doesn’t have to be anything special, just being together and getting silly suffices! What a way to "get moving" with the kids! After a couple of heavy research [...]
I Don’t Believe in Giving Up Pizza for Lent
March 9th, 2011 · 33 Comments · Mary and Martha Moments
Lent is designed to be a time for sacrifice and self-denial, the point of which is to deepen one’s relationship with God and strengthen habits of self control. What you “give up” you can “offer up” as a prayer, united with Christ’s sacrifice of the Cross. Fasting is a powerful way to make an impact [...]
Are You Ready for Lent?
February 28th, 2011 · 16 Comments · Mary and Martha Moments
I prepare for Lent like most people prepare for New Year’s Day. In fact, my husband and I decided one of the new commitments we are making for Lent way back in the fall, and I’ve been looking forward to it ever since. Looking forward to sacrifice? Oh, yes. Lent is the best time of [...]
Mary and Martha Moment: How to Keep up on Daily Prayer
April 8th, 2010 · 16 Comments · Mary and Martha Moments
Lent is over. The joy of the Resurrection is here! With that joy, for me, came sugar, gluten, unsoaked grains, a bloated feeling and a lack of structure in my prayer life. I work so hard for 40+ days at certain habits, and as soon as Lent is over, sometimes I fall right off the [...]
Tags: daily prayer·Divine Mercy Chaplet·Easter·Lent·novenas·prayer
Mary and Martha Moment: How will you set Holy Week Apart?
March 25th, 2010 · 10 Comments · Mary and Martha Moments
From Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem to His even more triumphant victory on the Cross, next week commemorates some of the most pivotal events in human history. For those of us celebrating Lent, we are in the home stretch of our practice of discipline. Like a long-distance runner sprints to the finish, I believe we [...]
Mary and Martha Moment: On Sacrifice and Suffering
March 18th, 2010 · 9 Comments · Mary and Martha Moments, Prayerful Kitchen
Why sacrifice? Why suffer on purpose? During the season of Lent, Catholics and many others choose to accept suffering, even bring it on themselves through voluntary sacrifice called fasting. To the outside observer, it may seem meaningless, even a bit insane to call suffering a form of prayer. I couldn’t disagree more. I’ve mentioned before [...]
