sick and tired of being sick and tired

Another weekend of being sick, and having a sick baby to wake me up.   Don't even get me started on daylight savings, and losing that hour of sleep.  While I did have a cold, and a nasty phlegmy cough while at work (yes, my patients loved it) I did have a good idea for Lent.  Whenever I work in the O.R. I make good use of that time to do some thinking.  I always think of something great in there.  This Saturday I thought of a writing project for myself.  It is basically going to be a big notebook where I write notes to myself about how to teach my kids about different topics related to my faith, and what the Church teaches.  I got very excited thinking about this.

I was a catechist back before I has kids for a couple of years to 7th graders, and while I think I may not have been the best at it, I really enjoyed it.  I have thought about it now and then.  Things I might say, or if I will do it again.  There are a lot of topics, and a lot of teaching tools, and lots of ways you can help kids to learn at different stages.  I am thinking I can add to it as the kids get older.  I have a lot of material already that I can get started with.

Maybe if one of these days I get a good night's sleep.  I will have initiative, And energy.

I am still contemplating what this Lent is going to be for me.  I was looking at the bulletin that Abel brought home from Mass this weekend.  There were a few reflections in there for Lent.  One mentioned there are four things we do during Lent.  Fast, give, pray, prepare.  So I thought I could choose one thing relating to each of those.  But I still had a hard time. 

I did think about the prayer some.  I want prayer to become something that I always am doing, that is a part of everything.  So I thought I could write my own little prayer and memorize it.  That could be my little thing.  When I need a little help, or I have a few seconds of quiet I can utter that prayer.  We'l  see how many times I can remember in a day.  I will probably have to write it and keep it in my pocket for the first few years or something (have I mentioned I have a bad memory.)

For fasting, I obviously need to give up my night time snacking.  But I get all weird, and stubborn, really stubborn when I think about not being able to have it.  Like I want to do it just to prove that I can?  I don't even really understand it, but it is very strong, and reminds me of the look my kids give me when they want to do something bad, that "yeah make me" look.  So I will try to be good. 

Giving is hard because my finances are such a mess, a basic mystery, I don't even know what we are able to give.  That is a whole other problem....but I can give a little.  But to what?  StVdeP maybe. 

As for preparing, my thought was the book.  But preparing myself for Easter is a little different.  I will have to think about that some more....Reconciliation, damn....I mean Awesome! yeah! Reconciliation, I love you!

Memorize:

Glory be to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.  Guide my heart, my words, and my way.  Let me be a light to a dark world.  Amen.