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Lenten Corn Chowder & PB Banana Smoothies

I’m participating in the Faith & Family Lenten recipe swap. I also plan on hosting a feature I’ve dubbed Meatless Mondays throughout Lent where I’ll share my family’s favorite vegetarian/seafood recipes. As a former vegetarian, I routinely serve up meatless dinners two to three times a week and am always looking for meat-free recipes toRead the whole post >>

Lenten Progress Report

Lent is more than halfway over, so where does that leave me? Stumbling along this thorny journey? What have I done to grow closer to Christ? What haven’t I done to grow closer to Christ? Oh, and what was I supposed to do to grow closer to Christ? How can I make these last fewRead the whole post >>

A Lenten Fortune

For every day of Lent I choose a “Lenten Fortune” out of a container that looks like a box for Chinese take-out. Each slip of white paper includes a faith exercise. My Familia team leaders gave me the box filled with “fortunes” as a way to make my Lent more fruitful. Many of the fortunesRead the whole post >>

My 2008 Lenten Strategy

I’ve had a lot of prayers rifling through my head lately. Choosing the right presidential candidate in the Georgia Primary. (This is the first election I’ve ever encountered where I didn’t decide whom to vote for until I was waiting in line at the polls! I was actually still praying for wisdom right before IRead the whole post >>

A Kids’ Lenten Activity: Lamb of God

I saw this simple but wonderful idea of making a “Lamb of God” and adding a cotton ball for each day of Lent over at Karen Edmisten’s blog. For a photo and instructions, click here. We made our own little lamb today to help us count down the days until Easter.