Ash Wednesday {Change the World}

Today, Ash Wednesday, begins the Lenten season. Once again, have pulled out our “Today for Lent…” cards in anticipation of forty days of prayer, almsgiving and fasting. Each day we choose a card for the entire family to work on. Some are quite simple, and others require a little more planning, so I try to give the littles two to choose from based on what we have going on that day. You can download our cards here – the last page is blank so that you can come up with some or all of your own!

 

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This activity goes hand in hand with our 2015 family mission to “Let your life change the world, one person at a time.”

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Each of us has been working daily to think of others and how small choices in our day can make such a tremendous impact on those around us. I set out a tray with paper slips in the family office and we have each written down the little (and BIG) things we’ve done to change the world in 2015.

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If you’re looking for ideas, here are some on our list so far…

  • helped elderly lady at Home Depot
  • handed out heart shaped peppermint patties while getting hair cuts
  • delivered lunches and dinners
  • donated to school food drive
  • invited neighbor to go on a walk
  • set a good example at school
  • started our Christmas Jar and gave away a book
  • completed Amazing Grace Race
  • volunteered to coach soccer and baseball
  • volunteered to be team mom
  • made sandwiches for must ministries
  • contributed to the senior candy drive at church

So, they are pretty easy things that can be done in the course of our regular day! (Look at that pretty cursive!)

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We’ve started a paper chain in the family office and look forward to watching it grow by leaps and bounds this Lent.

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I’ll be braving mass solo with the littles again this year and I will be back tonight with an exciting announcement!!!

xoxo

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11 thoughts on “Ash Wednesday {Change the World}

  1. I just love this! We really CAN make a difference, by loving our families & promoting peace at home first, and then carrying that out into the world – one kindness at a time, one person at a time, one day at a time – as you've so beautifully demonstrated here. ❤️

  2. You are so awesome, Amanda. I'm grateful to call you a friend. The paper chain is a sweet idea- we did something a few years in our classroom called a Kindness Chain; students would catch each other being kind, we'd write it down on a slip of paper, and create a chain. When the chain made it's way around the classroom, we had a celebration!
    Can't wait to see you tomorrow!! And can't wait for the surprise you have coming to the blog!

  3. Amanda-

    You should check out my friend's website at http://www.theinfinitesmile.com . She started the non-profit that aims to teach children to perform acts of kindness and compassion to change the world. It is an awesome non-profit! It goes right along with what you are doing in your home with your family!

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