Making Room for Lent

Today, for me, was a bit of a whirlwind.

I baked so much last week,

my house was in a bit of shambles.

I don't regret the work I did, and it was a

lot of work... it was a blessing to do...

but it meant that my Christmas ornaments were in boxes

but not yet in closet and my kitchen was a bit upended, with so many

platters, tart + spring form pans, 9x13 cake pans, all needed to be

washed and put away... 

I reorganized part of our walk-in closet, everything is much saner now,

laundry is almost caught up.

And I got my Lenten icons out and put the Christmas icons away.

I did a new arrangement of icons on the second buffet we have, and I am 

really pleased with them... 

warm and comfort, as if standing by this makes me feel like 

the dearest of friends who protect are right there by me...

I am really hoping to get back in a better reading-prayer schedule again.

It's been pretty impossible to do, with Mr Husband and I's illness,

helping Mr Husband for 5 weeks, then +Patrick's quick decline and 

falling asleep in the Lord.

It was so quick; we are still reeling from it; my Husband is one of 

the main people to help in the aftermath of Patrick's passing,

we are thinking of him a lot and praying... 

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It's funny, I did not feel ready to give up meat for Lent yet,

yesterday but now it seems OK and I feel more ready.

Easing into it with this being Butterweek...

one more week of milk in my tea!

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I am hoping that this Lent will at least be one of physical health

and that I can work on regaining what I had lost...

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Well, one day at a time.

And as the Lord's Prayer/Our Father says:

Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.

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We may never know how times of sickness and trial are 

putting into us not only a grain of spiritual health but the ability to

handle life that will be ours to live through later. 

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Lord have mercy on us!