tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679481371555139571.post8009682139337124586..comments2023-05-15T01:01:06.641-07:00Comments on fishsticks on friday: Ashes Aren't EnoughSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00579962287565630660noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679481371555139571.post-49321424032481873352008-02-20T15:35:00.000-08:002008-02-20T15:35:00.000-08:00I am giving up sin.If I was Baptist this would be ...I am giving up sin.<BR/><BR/>If I was Baptist this would be my Lenten "give-up".<BR/><BR/>(I am laughing really hard at my own joke)tiffanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10880000761421062724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679481371555139571.post-47490979282675734232008-02-08T15:52:00.000-08:002008-02-08T15:52:00.000-08:00note to Steph: when we're old old ladies & we've ...note to Steph: when we're old old ladies & we've outlived our husbands and all our boys have forgotten us and we're cruising in our trailer to the Grand Canyon, you are forbidden; I repeat forbidden from all furniture adjustment.<BR/><BR/>note to Abigail: you ARE your brother's sister and I just laugh and laugh at the horrible horrible thought of giving up all sugary products at this point in my mothering career. I also laugh and laugh because as I read your comment I was eating so many sour patch kids my taste buds were turning into raw little patches and falling off. HAH HAH HAH HAH!!! you've given up all sugar and you're not even Catholic -- HAH HAH HAH HAH!! SUCKA!!!!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00579962287565630660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679481371555139571.post-6396918489015439822008-02-08T06:02:00.000-08:002008-02-08T06:02:00.000-08:00If only for renewed knowledge of how frail we are,...If only for renewed knowledge of how frail we are, it's worth it. The girls and I gave up sugar- no desserts, gum, sugar on cereal,sweet spreads on toast, etc., and it's pathetic how hard I already find it, 2 days in. It's also made me realize how often I pop sweets in order to avoid having to stare at the ugliness of my sin and repent. I've been more edgy the last two days in my responses to the girls, and last night I lay awake and thought about my true need for God, something that is all too easy to ignore in the busy-ness of dish-scrubbing and feeding and educating and caring for the girls.<BR/><BR/>Something so small- such a <I>minute</I> sacrifice on my part- and yet even that reveals the gaping human need for a redeeming God.<BR/><BR/>As always, I love your posts. Your blog is the perfect balance of comic relief and food for thought.Abigailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01030527178801056471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679481371555139571.post-61124157800156217142008-02-07T09:51:00.000-08:002008-02-07T09:51:00.000-08:00I love your thoughts on this! There is definately...I love your thoughts on this! There is definately a difference between things demanded of us and things willingly given...this Lent I am willingly giving up watching TV in my bedroom-for my sake but mostly for my husband's. (And various other reasons.) I can't wait for the backyard discussions...<BR/><BR/>PS-I considered giving up moving furniture but simply thinking about that caused me to move my furniture. Twice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com