Lent Day 33

Fast: What is standing between you and greater holiness today? Rip it out. Throw it away.

Pray: Kiss your crosses. Find something small that annoys you. Embrace it; give it to God.

Give: Make your husband’s favorite dinner tonight. Serve it with candles and a tablecloth.

Lent Day 32

Fast: After you complete any essential morning tasks at the computer for the first time today, turn it off.

Pray: “The silence is so great that I look and do not see, listen and do not hear. The tongue moves in prayer but does not speak.” — Mother Teresa

Give: “It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving.” — Mother Teresa.
With every “gift” of service that you give today, give a smile too.

Lent Day 31

Fast: Call someone you have been avoiding. Offer her encouragement.

Pray: Pray in silence. “When we pray, the voice of the heart must be heard more than the proceedings of the mouth.” – St. Bonaventure

Give: Make toast with tea this afternoon. Invite your kids to sit at the table with you.

Lent Day 30

Fast: Give up an extra hour before bedtime. Read with your children — all of them.

Pray: For the next 3 minutes and 49 seconds, sit quietly with your eyes closed and pray this song: Come to Jesus

Give: “If people would do for God what they do for the world, what a great number of Christians would go to Heaven!” — St. John Vianney

Lent Day 29

Fast: After breakfast, take a walk. Leave the dishes, theroutine, the things on your to-do list. Take everyone with you but tell them it’s a silent walk. See how long you can all just listen to the outdoors.

Pray: Set a timer to go off every hour today. Offer a prayer of thanksgiving for the gift of your husband (or wife!).

Give: Do one of “his” chores today. Don’t tell him you did it.