Planning and Organizing

With the start of Great Lent just around the corner I find myself with anticipation.  I love the time of fasting and prayer in preparation for Pascha.  As a family our daily lives become less complex as we really strive to take each day and focus on God even more.

With that in mind I am starting to plan daily/weekly activities for the children and our home.  Last year I took a page out of anothers book and devised a Lenten Cleaning List.  I will revisit this task again this year as it really did help me to prepare and clean our home for yet another seasonal change.

The new task for this year is to have lessons for the children, make it to Presanctified Liturgy on a regular basis, and simplify our menu.

I hope to read at least two good books during Lent this year and hope to keep the television off as much as possible.  This task is difficult as we are still in winter and the weather in not all that cooperative.

I hope to share lessons I have found, my cleaning list, and some simplistic recipes in the weeks to come.  I look forward to all of you who journey with me.