life in this north east

we get to do things like go sledding.
this was our first exposure.

one loved it.
one did not.


and one barely tolerated the snow.... but was a trooper.



thought for the day: lent.
gracious god, father of my lord jesus christ and also my dear father, i thank you that you have permitted me to see another lenten season, during which i am privileged again to meditate on the cross of christ with its many comforting spiritual lessons. may this holy season give me great spiritual lessons. cause the message of the slain lamb of god to impress on my heart and mind the awfulness of my sins and to lead me to calvary for pardon and peace....

o holy spirit, during this lenten season grant all pastors a double measure of your outpouring to arouse the indifferent listeners, to stir up the lukewarm, to encourage the timid, to assure the doubting, to calm the disturbed, to console the sorrowing.
-- my prayer book, for the lenten season

during this lenten season..... it is good for me to try the discipline of restraint.
what shall i restrain?
i am thinking.....
i'll get back to you on that.
perhaps i should have thought of that before today.... but i didn't.

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