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 that the proceedings of the mouth" (St. Bonaventure).
Give
Make toast with tea this afternoon. Invite your kids to sit at the table with you.
Fast
Give up an extra hour before bedtime. Read with your children--all of them
Pray
Sit quietly and listen and pray this song.
Give
"If people would do for God what they do for the world, what a great number of Christians would go to heaven!" (St. Jean Vianney)
Fast.
Let go of self-recrimination. "There is still time for endurance, time for patience, time for healing, time for change. Have you slipped. Rise up. Have you sinned: Cease. Do not stand among sinners, but leap aside" (St. Basil the Great).
Pray
For a few minutes tonight, after your children are sleeping, kneel beside their beds. Let your breath rise and fall with theirs. Entrust them to the Father and thank Him for lending them to you.
Give
Do not say, "In a minute" or "When I finish this" at all today. Instead, put aside your agenda and meet their needs (and even some wants) immediately and cheerfully.
Fast
Rise a little earlier and bring your husband breakfast in bed. (If it's too late today, plan for tomorrow)
Pray
Move your wedding band to your right hand. Every time you notice the difference today, pray for your marriage. Listen to God's answers.
Give
Plan a date night for you and your husband. Make it special and fun!
**Of all the days' prompts, this one is my favorite. I hope your day is blessed and beautiful:) Come back and let me know how it went.
{To follow tomorrow's prompt, you might want to plan to get out of bed a little earlier than usual. The prompt will be posted at 5 AM Eastern Daylight Time to give (most of) you time to do it first thing in the morning. See you bright and early.}
Fast
Clean out the refrigerator today instead of eating lunch. Pull everything out and wipe it all down. Thank God for the food He provides for your family. As you put things back, listen to God's will for you as a wife.
Pray
Give thanks for food, clothes, and shelter. Listen to God's plan for stewardship.
Give
"The poverty of being unwanted, unloved, and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty" (Blessed Teresa of Calcutta)
Assure the people in your home that they are wanted, loved, and cared for. Don't use words.
I'm Elizabeth. I'm a happy wife and the mother of nine children. I grab grace with both hands and write to encourage myself and others to seize and nurture the joy of every day. I blog here with my daughter, Mary Beth, a wholehearted young lady on the brink of adulthood.
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