Sacrifice is a weird concept. This Lenten season, let’s all try to live with sacrifice’s messy and contradictory rules: Give until it hurts. Give yourself credit. Give it up to God.
The contradictions of sacrifice
Give up nagging your kids for Lent
Do your kids ignore you until you raise your voice? Do you find yourself exhausted by constant nagging? This Lent, give up nagging your kids by focusing on the 4 Cs: Connect, cue, communicate and consequences. Find explanations for all these, plus a bonus fifth “c,” online.
What more do you want of me during Lent?
As parents of young children, when Lent comes around each year, I sometimes find myself thinking, “What else do you want from me, Lord?” This is probably the wrong way to look at Lenten sacrifice. The spirit with which we approach the sacrifice matters.
Prayer and technology
You can try to fight it, but reality is clear: Kids are heavy users of technology. Why not find ways to use that technology to strength their faith?
Five meatless meals my kids will eat
Hello, Lent. Here’s my confession: we’re NOT a Meatless Friday family. I am meatless, myself, for the most part on Fridays. But for a variety of reasons, I don’t insist on it for […]
