https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 07 Jun 2026 08:22:37 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-observing-lent#post-2075040 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 11:17:45 +0000 mrsjyw 2075040@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, I'd like to make it to mass this evening. Not sure we'll get home in time from work though. We will be eating cod for dinner and having a small quiet time as a family. </p> <p>We typically give up all eating out (take out, fast food, restaurants) for Lent. But instead of giving up something, I'd like to take on a daily quiet time reading/prayer for myself. </p> <p>The Rice Bowl app is great too! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-observing-lent#post-2075032 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 11:10:16 +0000 jedeve 2075032@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@dc yoga bee: Catholic Relief Services passes out bowls that most people use to put their spare change in during Lent and then donate it. But there is a whole packet that comes with it that we actually did last year. It had challenges like, "x number of children don't go to school past age 10! Donate a quarter for every year you've been to school." And also has prayers and recipes from different areas they work in. My LOs are still kind of little for it, but I enjoy doing it!</p> <p><a href="http://www.crsricebowl.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.crsricebowl.org</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-observing-lent#post-2074618 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 01:22:50 +0000 FannyMae 2074618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm Orthodox, and although I don't observe Lent and I'm not particularly religious, my mum does. Traditionally its Wednesday and Friday throughout the year with no meat or animal products, but she also does Lent, the first 15 days of August (Dormition of Our Lady), and before Christmas. I guess if you're already vegan, your mostly there :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-observing-lent#post-2074450 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 21:18:58 +0000 rattles 2074450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. I'm giving up coffee and making time for personal prayer rather than just LO's saying bedtime prayers as I've been wont to do lately. DH and I are going to try and do daily Mass together once a week too. Pre-babies, I used to give up the snooze button for Lent. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-observing-lent#post-2074424 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 21:10:57 +0000 matador84 2074424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely. I do the Busted Halo Fast/Pray/Give calendar and it has very much helped my time of reflection during Lent. I'm encouraging my husband do to it this year...he has never practiced Lent before. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-observing-lent#post-2074409 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 21:04:00 +0000 FaithFertility 2074409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I will be giving up Facebook and Instagram.... they consume too much time. </p> <p>Although I truly only just post pictures of LO for family to see it does take up a lot of time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-observing-lent#post-2074359 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 20:30:45 +0000 MrsADS 2074359@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes - don't give anything up though. I will try to pray more frequently and just generally be more connected to God on a daily basis! We continue to attend church on Sundays. Our church also does midweek Wednesday services during Lent - DH will definitely make it to all of them, I may do half (pregnancy exhaustion after work!). Will definitely be going to Ash Wednesday tomorrow though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-observing-lent#post-2074280 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 19:43:35 +0000 meredithNYC 2074280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. I think I'm going to give up cursing, as I have been awful about it recently (stupid pregnancy hormones!). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-observing-lent#post-2074207 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 18:56:26 +0000 Ms. RV 2074207@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This does not speak to how I religiously observe Lent, but we try to go to local fish fries on Friday nights instead of eating out at a restaurant to help out the local churches or fire halls. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-observing-lent#post-2074031 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 17:04:50 +0000 jhd 2074031@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would like to do the 40 bags in 40 days challenge. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-observing-lent#post-2074021 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 16:57:25 +0000 AmandaB8 2074021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup. I'm giving up fast food. DH and I together are giving up going out to eat (but church fish frys don't count, nor does food that others buy us). DH is giving up pop. </p> <p>40 bags sounds interesting! I definitely want to be proactive about decluttering and organizing this season too. Spring cleaning for the body and soul! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-observing-lent#post-2074007 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 16:47:27 +0000 Willow 2074007@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have never observed Lent, but I would like to this year. I haven't really decided what I will give up though yet.</p> <p>@ILoveLettie: hey, I'm doing that Bible in a year as my New Year's resolution as well. I find it helps that it's an app since I spend so much time on my phone already. But I do get behind and then have to sometimes catch up on like 4 or 5 days at once. I'm going to attempt that SRT Lent study as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-observing-lent#post-2073985 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 16:34:09 +0000 ILoveLettie 2073985@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I will be doing a personal Lenten bible study (the She Reads Truth study). I have taken things away in the past but think adding a spiritual practice will be more beneficial both to my personal spiritual life and to me serving and helping others. That will hopefully be in addition to the bible in a year that I made my new year's resolution but it's going to be tough because I'm already so bad at keeping my daily bible reading (even though I have no excuse--I always make time for Facebook and HB so why not for scripture!?). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-observing-lent#post-2073967 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 16:27:43 +0000 singingbee 2073967@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! I'm catholic and I teach at a Catholic school. I'm giving up cokes and negative talking. Trying to add in prayer study in the mornings or evenings. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-observing-lent#post-2073962 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 16:25:30 +0000 dc yoga bee 2073962@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. Baptist here, but we always observed it at church growing up. What's the rice bowl challenge? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-observing-lent#post-2073931 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 16:12:03 +0000 jetsa 2073931@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'll be observing as well. My dh is not catholic but does pretty well with my requests. I'd love to do the 40 bags but it seems overwhelming.</p> <p>I'm giving up sweets and soda for lent and then no meat tomorrow or on fridays.</p> <p>I'd also like to make it to church more often. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-observing-lent#post-2073860 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 15:40:16 +0000 Mamaof2 2073860@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do!<br /> Tonight we gorge on pancakes and ice creams sundaes - we always give up sweets for Lent!</p> <p>We have been awful about attending church but I am going to try to do that as well! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-observing-lent#post-2073855 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 15:38:02 +0000 BSB 2073855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for the reminder. I'll go back to church like I do every Lent. Now that I am pregnant, I would like to go to mass more regularly. I wanted to go last weekend but the nausea set in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-observing-lent#post-2073845 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 15:33:56 +0000 blackbird 2073845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We aren't Catholic, but my MOPS (moms of preschoolers) club is founded at a Catholic church, so there's been a lot of lenten observation stuff going on lately. All of our meetings have to do with preparing for the lenten season, etc. They put together a digital cookbook for everyone (I submitted a vegetable tian that we make a lot) and we'll be visiting some fish fries :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-observing-lent#post-2073842 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 15:32:44 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 2073842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I will definitely be doing a Lenten observance this year. I think it is important to have a somber time of reflection each year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-observing-lent#post-2073839 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 15:31:23 +0000 LuLu Mom 2073839@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband is a former Catholic, but he still observes the no meat on Fridays, so I do my best to accommodate that. It's one of the few things he's held onto so I try and honor that even though it doesn't make a lot of sense to me since he's been attending a different church with me for over 3 years ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-observing-lent#post-2073825 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 15:21:01 +0000 jedeve 2073825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Are you observing Lent this year?</p> <p>We do. It's a really good chance for me to reconnect. We are doing the CRS rice bowl challenge (we actually did it last year instead of just taking home the box and forgetting about it, haha.)<br /> And I'm going to do the 40 bags in 40 days challenge. We need less stuff in our life and hopefully we can pass things along to people who need it. And remember to own less in the first place! </p> <p>What are your plans? I know fasting is private but I like hearing the ways people observe. It's a good reminder. </p>