It’s officially Lent and for Christians it is a time of repentance and also a period of grief as it builds to the celebration of Easter and the resurrection of Christ. Every year when the time rolls around for Lent, I try to decide if Continue reading →
Yesterday was Ash Wednesday and I usually do some kind of Lenten post here on It’s Just Life. I guess my mind was elsewhere when I was scheduling out posts and it snuck up on me. Life has been doing that more and more lately. Continue reading →
Ash Wednesday has always been one of my favorite religious times. I love the service on Ash Wednesday and the imposition of the ashes. For some reason this is the service that I get so much strength from. I know that may be a little Continue reading →
The buzz on Facebook and other places today seems to be centered around what you are giving up for Lent. Typically Ash Wednesday is the time where one gives up something for the period until Easter Sunday—–one year I gave up chocolate, another year sweet Continue reading →
Another week of sharing my Lenten Photos of the Day which is part of a project done though the RethinkChurch project which is part of the United Methodist Church. I have loved trying to find the perfect picture for each word and while some of Continue reading →
The past week of Lenten Photo A Day pictures. For the images and words from last week click here. Continue reading →
Have you seen the Lent Photo-A-Day postings on social media? I decided to try to do the challenge presented by RethinkChurch.org this year as well as writing my note a day to someone. It has been fun to find pictures that go with the words Continue reading →
Today is Ash Wednesday and as Chris and I talked about it over the weekend I told him that this was always a day that I looked forward to with anticipation. I know that may be a little “odd” because the symbolism behind Ash Wednesday Continue reading →
A silly action got me thinking and you know what that means…..a blog post! Continue reading →
Last night I went to church and got the imposition of ashes on my forehead. For some reason this is one worship service that I just will not miss every year if possible. Last night’s service was presented to us by our confirmation class and Continue reading →
