Several mission territories of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America have created a photo-a-day event to mark the Lenten season, which begins today, Ash Wednesday. I’ve decided that my Lenten discipline this year will be to use the prompts to write a poem each day.
Lent Begins
today I will give up
shame over my inadequate
housekeeping and see instead
my home dusted in grace, its corners
draped with filaments of mercy
The Daily Compost 
That will be quite a challenge, but I’m sure you can do it! I’ve given up coffee. 😉
Whoa! You’re hard-core! Such commitment might put you in line for sainthood. 😉 (Actually, as a mom of twins, you’re already on the list.)
Ha ha! I couldn’t sleep properly and realised my daily cups of coffee was probably the culprit… I was right and now I’m sleeping like a baby! So it’s for selfish reasons really rather than anything to do with lent I suppose 😉
* daily 3 cups!
I think Lent is wonderful because it gives me just enough boost to get over my resistance to doing something I should. God knows I sometimes need a kick in the seat, and the church graciously provides at least one a year. 😉
And I raise my own cup (of tea) to more good nights’ sleep! [now I need a little icon with a steaming cup of tea]
Beautiful.
Thank you, Luanne. 🙂