Day 10 of Lent, Psalm 16: Do you ever complain about your portion or your allotment? Does it ever feel like it isn’t enough? Having four boys, there is often a competition and complaint over food and portions: fighting over the amount of food, getting to the food before the next one eats all of …

Day 9 of Lent, Psalm 15: Growing up in the Catholic Church, I would hear things and say things at mass that I did not always understand.  For instance, we would say or sing, “Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty,” yet I didn’t give much thought to it. “Holy” was a word I used at …

Day 8 of Lent, Psalm 14: Aww- time to be restored. Many people I know are on their “Spring Break” or on a long needed vacation. I imagine we are all hoping to be refreshed or restored — ready to go for another round, right? You may be familiar the following verse from the famous …

Day 7 of Lent, Psalm 13: What are simple things that refresh you? There are certain things that take my mind temporarily off things, like “myself. “ Sometimes I need a break from myself! These things refresh me and bring joy back to my life. As I alluded to last time, there have been very …

Day 6 or Lent, Psalm 12: What speaks of safety or security to you? I love the feeling of arriving to our front door after a long trip. Home is a safe place– inciting a warm and secure feeling. My kids have loved their special blankets or stuffed animals that gave them an obvious secure …

Day 5 of Lent, Psalm 11: I don’t think much about the word “righteousness.” I have been slightly offended at times when I read in the Bible, “There is none righteous, not even one” (Romans 3:10).  “Don’t I do good sometimes? I’m not all that bad. How can it say that?” Yet, I don’t believe …

Day 4 of Lent, Psalm 10: I don’t like it when this happens: I am working on something, checking email, scrolling through social media and one of my kids starts talking to me. I say, “A-ha… yea… a-ha.” Then they say, “You aren’t listening, are you?” I don’t like this, because I don’t want to …

Day 3 of Lent, Psalm 9: Walking on the Great Wall of China is more amazing than I expected. The towering and steep walls extend for over 5,000 miles, spanning all types of terrain and landscapes. This massive structure built to protect China from the outside, sought also to provide safety in the inside from …

Day 2 of Lent, Psalm 8: What do you do when you see a brilliant sunset? You stop.  God’s enormous canvas is exposed, with each minute transforming the sky– as if the blazing colors of heaven are eager to explode and paint the sky! From the mouths of infants and nursing babes you have displayed strength. Psalm 8:2 We …

 Day 1 of Lent, Psalm 103: There is beauty in waking up to flowers incased in ice, and icicles dangling from green leaves. However, at the same time I feel sad, observing those delicate little flowers and wondering if they can bear it. It is disheartening when the signs of spring are here one day, and …