Growing up we really never talked about this thing called “Lent.” I heard about it, mainly from Catholic kids at school who had to eat fish on Fridays and came to school with these ash smudges on their foreheads. Giving up something for Lent is a common practice in some churches, but it wasn’t in mine.
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The spiritual practice of giving up something for a specific time or purpose is called fasting. Fasting is something Christians do to focus on prayer and contemplation.
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Sometimes we wait too long to start. We wait for the perfect moment, for the rain to stop, for the stars to align, for everything to be perfect. But sometimes we need to just go. Take an umbrella, but go.
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So there we were at our favorite local burrito place the other night, and I was noticing how many kids and families were there. I was eating my burrito, noticing it all, and I began to feel a little out of place… And it suddenly hit me – I’m a family now.
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How do you stay focused on getting the thing done that you need to get done? Try using a prioritized to-do list to filter your more important tasks.
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I recently saw an interview of a couple celebrating 75 years of marriage. They were asked what was the secret to their marriage. Their answer may surprise you, depending on your point of view.
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