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Lent in a time of grief (and how I’m savouring Lent with my daughter)
(This post contains affiliate links. This gives me a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to yourself and helps to support my writing.) Advent is something that I love to celebrate and focus on. As I included more of Advent in my years, I naturally turned to Lent as well. I have purposefully sought out devotionals and reflection activities in the past few years to bring greater meaning to this season. This year? Life has hit in full force. The intensity of the past few months both physically and emotionally has required all of my focus. Lent began the day before we held a memorial service for…
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What I learned this summer
In the rush of life, I have become more and more invested in taking the time to stop and reflect. I used to do this monthly but I am joining with Emily Freeman in moving to a seasonal approach. Today marks the end of summer here in the Southern Hemisphere. The end of a season provides a chance to stop and take stock of what I have learned. I share those lessons here with you, both the deep and the mundane. (This post contains affiliate links which help to support me and my writing at no extra cost to you.) Sabbath from social media- I have been reading the journeys of…
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Lent for kids: A Sense of the Resurrection
If you read any of my blog in December, you know that engaging my daughter in activities that focus on the true meaning of Christmas is important to me. I want to do the same with Easter but focusing on a celebration that also includes torture, death and sin is not so easy. I have the added concern of having a very sensitive little girl who takes heavy issues on board. Having done Truth in the Tinsel, it was a natural progression to try Sense of the Resurrection since it is written by the same author. I did some of the activities with Isabel last year (read about that here) and…