Tag: Lent

Lenten Beauty: 3/26/19

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on March 26, 2019. Posted in General, GOD. 2 Comments on Lenten Beauty: 3/26/19

Lenten Beauty: 3/25/19

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on March 25, 2019. Posted in GOD. No Comments on Lenten Beauty: 3/25/19

Lenten beauty is like manna. It can’t be hoarded, or it will rot. The point is to take a moment each day, think of God, and add some beauty to the world. So, today, you get 4 lenten beauties, because they all came from one trip to the grocery store.

The Voice of God in my Body

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on March 1, 2017. Posted in GOD. 5 Comments on The Voice of God in my Body

“What are you giving up for Lent?” my tribe asks. I say “tribe” because my brilliant writing coach friend taught me to view those who share my questions in life as my tribe. The question didn’t spring itself on me this morning. I knew Lent was coming since the day of Epiphany in early January. Mardi Gras (or carnival) inevitably rolls into Lent...

I Saw God

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on March 8, 2015. Posted in GOD. 10 Comments on I Saw God

Graffiti. A bare tree. My dog’s pink tongue. This is where I’m seeing God these days. My Lenten discipline this year for the forty days preceding Easter is to see God every day and share my sightings on my Facebook author page. I’ve had many, varied Lenten disciplines over the years. During my childhood, mostly no sweets. As...

I Already Knew I Liked Wine

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on April 14, 2014. Posted in General. 2 Comments on I Already Knew I Liked Wine

Someone posts a photo of her beloved pet, and I weep. Someone posts a photo of a great flash mob, and I weep. Someone posts a quote, and I weep. I believe I’m ready for Lent to be over. I don’t think I’m put together for an extended period of intentional deprivation. I’m MUCH better at deprivation over which I have no...

I Take My Lent Seriously

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on March 18, 2014. Posted in General. 6 Comments on I Take My Lent Seriously

For Lent, I gave up critiquing people. Well, actually I adopted a practice of launching into a critique only to pop my hand over my mouth and say, “Oh, sh!t. I gave up critiquing people for Lent.” So, in fact, for Lent, I took on cursing. * I hate to announce my intent because, as my husband correctly points out, my creations often...