Fast. Pray. Give.

Fast

Don't read blogs, or message boards, or Facebook, or Twitter, or anything else today . Ask God to make you aware of how much time you have gained and to show you how He wants you to fill that time.

Pray

Prayer reveals to souls the vanity of earthly goods and pleasure. It fills them with light, strength and consolation; and gives them a foretaste of the calm bliss of our heavenly home" (St. Rose of Viterbo).

Ask God to conquer your vanity and inspire you to bring calm bliss to your home on earth so that home becomes a foretaste of heaven for your family.

Give

Go outside and play with your children. Don't just watch them. Engage.

Fast. Pray. Give.

Fast

Don't rob your family of yourself in order to impress others. That's not impressive.

Pray

Give your troubles to God who is infinitely powerful and can transform them.

Give

Be Christ to your family today. Feed their minds. Fill their hearts.

Fast. Pray. Give. {Day 6}

Fast

Compare yourself only to the person you were yesterday, or even just this morning. Make forward progress.

Pray

The next time you go out in the car, keep the radio turned off. Listen.

Give

Clean your heart. Clean your house.

Fast. Pray. Give {Day 6}

Fast

When you compare yourself to someone else and come up short, give thanks to God for the opportunity to grow.

Pray

Read a passage from Scripture and then sit, without saying or doing anything, for ten minutes.

Give

When you make dinner for your family tonight (or breakfast tomorrow), make it good enough for "company." Because they are. Just set the table nicely. Light a candle or two. Nothing fancy. All good.

Fast. Pray. Give. {Day 5}

Fast

Stop looking around you for ways to affirm your self-worth. Look up.

Pray

Don't jst tell God you love him. Show him.

Give

Treat your children's feelings with the same care and sensitivity with which you expect others to treat yours.