40 days of Lent - better late I guess

A note to the people who wrote the UCC Spring Cleaning Lenten calendar -  this should of been yesterday's lenten thought.

March 10 - Daylight Savings Time begins today.  Don't be late for church!  Go to bed an hour earlier tonight.

Tonight?  on Sunday

Anyway - I did try to go to bed earlier last night - but that did not work.  Until I got settled, did my Sunday School Lesson and took the dog out I ended up going to bed around 12 - which was now 1 thanks to Daylight Savings Time.  Then I had one of those bad night sleeps that I thought I wasn't sleeping but I guess I was - but I know I was awake at 2:22 AM, 5 AM, 6 AM and then got up at 7:30AM
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After a long day of two trips back and forth to the hospital to see Parke I think I will take their advice and go to bed an hour early tonight. 

Good night - sleep tight (what does that mean anyway?)

40 days of Lent - Still working on it

Today's thought -

March 1 (Happy Birthday Mom!) -  A couple of weeks ago, you practiced, repentance and asked for forgiveness and reconciliation.  How's that going?  Spend some time in thoughtful prayer.

The February 18 Lenten thought was the thought they are referring to, you might want to re-read it - I just did, and I have personally been praying a lot more since I started this Lenten blog.  Mainly because I keep reminding myself by just writing this.  I pray on, think about, mull around in my head before writing this each day; and it has opened my mind to many things, including repentance, forgiveness and reconciliation, but I have a long way to go. 

I still hold on to some old ways of thinking and that's my downfall.  That's why I like this Lenten Spring Cleaning - because it doesn't dwell so much in the dark dirge part of lent, but throws open the windows and lets the light and fresh air in.   

This Lent I have been thrown in the washer, yes I have been agitated a bit with myself, but that's what helps to loosen the stains, then I am rinsed with the forgiveness of God. 

So I am still praying on and working on repentance, forgiveness and reconciliation - I hope you are to.

40 days of Lent - Returning

Today's Lenten thought from the UCC Spring Cleaning Calendar is a simple one -

February 20 - Return things that don't belong to you; overdue library books, the Netflix movie that's been lying around, that Tupperware containiner (please wash first).

I can't say this is one of my problems, but I do have the occasionial stray container around my house and books from Barbara.  But for some others tardiness is our returning process could be a problem.  Why pay any extra for a book or movie.  Develop a new habit, return it as soon as your done.  Circle it on the calendar to remind you - or put in on your phone.  It this day and age there are so many ways to remind ourselves, that we shouldn't forget anything.  Of course, in saying that I missed a doctors appointment last month - because even though it was on the calendar - I didn't read it. 

During the Lenten season we can look at a lot of different ways to Spring Clean, not just our minds and souls, but even our houses and habits.  Good luck.