Anyway, though there are numerous things that I should and could give up for Lent, I really struggled with what to do without. I don't drink coffee, only have the occasional pop, and as my family approaches "birthday row" (3 birthdays during Lent) I remember how sad Emma was when I didn't partake in cake eating one year because I had given up sweets. I decided it wouldn't be food related. Though I definitely cut down my eating during Lent by not snacking between meals.
I thought about giving up screen time - oh bliss...but then I realized I would be fired as my job requires a lot of screen time.
I thought about social media. I don't need FB, Twitter, the blog, etc. However, all of my Xavier updates (scores, birthdays, achievements) come through Twitter and they have just started an awesome new Twitter @saintsamongus where people post positive comments anonymously about people in the Xavier community, so I didn't feel right giving that up.
I thought about TV, but we don't really watch it, so it wouldn't be much of a sacrifice.
So, I am going simple. I am challenging myself to fulfill the same Lenten promise as my children. We each have a Lenten Cross Calendar that we are going to fill. It is very simple. You choose a good deed for the day and once it is completed you color your cross accordingly.
Green - I said an extra prayer.
Purple - I helped someone.
Red - I did something good that was hard for me to do.
Yellow - I did what I was supposed to do without being told
I am hoping for a lot of rainbow crosses this Lent. Do you give anything up for Lent?
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