I read an article in the National Catholic Register that gave some "tips" on what to give up for the Lenten season. As I was reading I was thinking "we do that already, yep, and that, oooh that's intriguing." So I proposed the intriguing idea to The Man last night. He was intrigued also. Our Lenten sacrifice is NO NON-ESSENTIAL SPENDING. Yep, you read that correctly.
We will still buy gas for the cars, grocery shop for the kids who hate my dinners, and pay the utilities. But what will be curtailed are the little Amazon shopping trips because there is a buffer in the spending plan.
I will say I am a tad nervous about this challenge. I wasn't sure how The Man was going to respond. He jumped on board right away and my heart started racing. Can I do this? What if....?? Nope. Not allowed. After all, Jesus Christ gave up his life for us, the least I can do is put down the dang credit card, don't ya' think?
We did make an agreement though to continue with birthday party plans for the 2 little ones. Both have birthdays during the Lenten season and plans are under way already. That only seems fair.
Wish me luck. Join me. I dare you :)
2 comments:
My favorite idea for something to give up for Lent is "to stop thinking badly about others, and recognize that they are just like me... trying to do their best with the situation that they are in."
It really is a powerful and life changing commitment that more people should try!
I could definitely see how this would be life changing, but also a HUGE challenge. We are all prone to pettiness and judging others. Thanks for the reminder!
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