We are three days into Lent. How are you doing? So far I have failed on my reading plan, my kids have all been sick, there was a snow storm that was the worst in at least a decade, and we didn't get to go to Ash Wednesday. But hey there is always next week. None of this is to complain. I am completely okay with all of it. Three or four years ago I would have been sad or disappointed but this is the life of a parent. God willed things to be different this year that's okay. I got to hang out with my family and I am connecting more with my kids through my Lenten Sacrifice. I am loving my Lent so far. It is helping me to see where I need to give up and give more. It is definitely giving me perspective. Lent is a mercy, so if at anytime you are finding it a burden, and you are feeling overly guilty maybe you need to adjust. If you have a spiritual director talk to him. If you do not have one I hope you know yourself well enough to know when you are over doing it. If you don't stop what you are doing and get to know your self. You cannot improve until you know your faults. Lent is about your strengths and weaknesses. What makes you a stronger more virtuous child of God and how can you crush the devil through eliminating what drives you away from Jesus. It is for God but if it is not drawing you closer to him then it is a clanging gong. Overall keep going don't quit even if it is a less than stellar Lent; not quitting is the goal sometimes.
Also thanks to @KyleWhittington for the great mug. I quit coffee for Lent and all I got was this awesome mug.😁