A Pause in Lent 5
The Fab Coffee Lady sent me the adult version of the Lenten tasks. They came from the Live Life, Love Lent book published by the Church of England
Make someone laugh
Spend some time in silence
A Pause in Lent
A Pause in Lent, giving away, not giving up 12
This weekend was Maxi’s birthday party, which was his first proper party, by which I mean not a tea party at home with just a few people. There are three children in his class with birthdays all in the same week, so we decided to have a joint party in the local civic centre, with a disco for all three.
A pause in Lent, Easter for children 5
Today is the first Sunday in Lent and we have been making a big effort here to keep quieter and not shout at each other, which is working in the most. We have spent the weekend enjoying each others company and just chilling out, which is something we really have needed to do. Last Year my dear friend Angela from Tracing Rainbows wrote a wonderful letter for my boys explaining Easter for them and it is such a wonderful letter that I would like to share it with you (I am sure that Angela wont mind). I re-read it to the boys this lunchtime and they are so looking forward to […]
Giving up shouting for Lent 4
We have talked a lot in The Mad House about what Lent is and what it means and last year we discussed the fact that Lent is about repentance, this year I am looking at reinforcing that message with them. I tried giving up shouting last year, but wasn’t too successful, so I am going to give it another go again this year, in fact we are all going to try and keep the volume turned down. One other thing we are going to do is use the time to give to people less fortunate than us. I want the boys to have an understanding of Charity and Red Nose […]
A Pause in Lent – Stories of Jesus for Children
For most of us reluctant worshipers the closest we get to explaining Christianity to children is Christmas, when Jesus was born and Easter when Jesus dies. This has certainly been true for me. Now As I have said before, I do class myself as Spiritual, although I am not sure which part of any organised church I belong too, but I feel it is important for my children to have an understanding of the Bible and these stories for a number of reasons. It is super for morals, it helps explain good and bad in very set black and white ways which are easily understandable for children and it reminds me […]
Spiritual Sunday – A pause in Lent week 5
Firstly an update on the shouting. We have had a few relapses, but it is actually getting easier. I have noticed a real difference, it is not my first reaction a situation. Also the fact that I have been unwell has meant that the volume button has had to be turned down with the boys too. This is good news, no actually this is great. On the few occasions I have had to raise my voice the impact has been immediate and it feels good not to be all fishwife. I have been discussing Jesus with the boys and they are both finding it hard to comprehend about the resurrection, so […]
A Pause in Lent – Tempation
As I write this I am tired, not just physically, but also mentally too. My mum is home, well at my home at the moment and visiting, arranging and organising has really tested me this last couple of weeks and will continue to do so I imagine. Firstly mum is going to be staying in TheMadHouse until we can arrange for stair lifts, which should have been done by the hospitals in-house social care and social work team, but the lady responsible for mum was off sick, so it was either stay in hospital (which she really didn’t want) or come home to me. The only other alternative was to move […]
Spiritual Sunday – A pause in Lent week 2
First an update on my giving up shouting. I am trying and trying I am, I have not yet succeeded, but I am more aware of it, as are the boys. If I do shout they tell me off, but they also react. So I am still trying to give up shouting, just as the boys are trying to give up fighting! What is lent and what should it mean to me as a modern reluctant worshiper? I find this very hard to fathom, yes I know that it is a time of reflection and preparation for Easter. A time to consider Jesus sacrifices and also his time spent in […]
Spiritual Sunday – A pause in Lent
I am taking part in Floss at Troc, Broc and Recup’s pause in lent. we took part in the advent one and it was great fun and very informative for me and the boys. This is going to be more of a challenge for me, as there is less we can do to reinforce the message. So what is Lent, I have explained to the boys that lent is one of the most important times in the Christian calendar and is the 6 weeks build up to Easter. To keep things basic we explained that it is 40 days and nights, excluding Sundays, which represents the time Jesus spent fasting […]