The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem

We have made it. This week is the penultimate week of the year. We are walking the Via Dolorosa with Christ. We live each of those days with Him. It is the busiest, hardest, most challenging week of our year. Meals this week are lighter and simpler, and follow the strictest fasting rules. Traditionally, a full, strict, fast begins on the evening of Maundy (Mandatum - from the new mandate/commandment Jesus gives, as He established the priesthood, the sacraments of the Eucharist and confession), and goes through the end of the Vigil on Saturday, as we await Jesus by the tomb. The events of this week are what give shape to every other week of our year. We have the priesthood, the Eucharist, confession, because of this week. We fast on Wednesdays and Fridays because of Judas' selling Jesus on Wednesday and Christ's crucifixion on Friday. We celebrate a little Paschal feast every Sunday. This week is the most important week in the year. It is such a significant week that it is eight days long. The Sunday of the Resurrection is the eighth day of creation.

The final three days of Holy Week are counted as a single unit, the Triduum, or three days, which are a continuous liturgy. It begins with the liturgy on Maundy Thursday, then with the Good Friday liturgies, venerating the cross and the mourning at the tomb, finishing with the Vigil on Saturday evening, which flows into the Paschal liturgy at midnight.

This week is our first week of spring break, but it is our work week. I am making ready the sheera and leaving it in the fridge, and assembling the baq'lawa to put it in the freezer to bake on the day of the feast, and making the red dye for the eggs. Bright Week is our actual week of "rest" for spring break, by which I mean, our kids sleep in and rest, and I will be making loads of the foods we could not have during the fast. Unfortunately, our Bright Week will have an early morning set of classes for the girls.

Palm Sunday is a slight feast, so we are enjoying fish today! Since our schedule last week was a bit rough, we have a few repeats this week. As this week progresses, our meals get more and more minimal and simple. Nejat is awfully young to fast the strictest fast over the Triduum, so we are encouraging her to try, but to break the fast if necessary. Mariam already knows that, so will make that choice as she must. I pray for a blessed Holy Week and Triduum for you all!

• Sunday - Palm Sunday
  Breakfast: Toast with Za'atar and Olive Oil, Tomatoes and Cucumbers, Blood Oranges, Tea and Coffee
  Dinner: Grilled Salmon, Smoked Sablefish and Crackers, Parish brings Side Dishes/Salads/Fruit
• Monday - Holy Monday
  Breakfast: Vegetable, Black Bean and Potato Breakfast Burritos with Prize Winning Roasted Tomato Salsa, Blood Oranges, Tea and Coffee
  Dinner: Burnt Garlic Vegetable Fried Rice, Blood Oranges
• Tuesday - Holy Tuesday
  Breakfast: Oatmeal with Chopped Apples and Sheera, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Roasted Vegetable Laffa, Toum and Taratoor, Sliced Oranges
• Wednesday - Spy Wednesday
  Breakfast: Leftovers, Blood Oranges, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Sheet Pan Vegetable Chow Mein*, Fruit Plate
• Thursday - Good Friday
  Breakfast: Granola Bars, Sliced Apples, Tea and Coffee
  Dinner: Šalša and Gnocchi, Salad, Sliced Oranges
• Friday - Good Friday
  Strict Fast
• Saturday - Vigil/Holy Saturday
  Breakfast: Bread with Tahina and Date Syrup, Dipped in Sesame Seeds, Fruit Plate, Tea with Honey (for those who break the fast)
  Dinner: Veggie Sticks, Fruit (for those who break the fast)

What is on your menu this week? If you want a recipe, ask and I will provide it as soon as I can. If there are any starred recipes, I will follow up separately with a weekly recipe round up on Saturday.

Labels: Church Year, Faith and Morality, Family, Fasting as a Family, Holy Week, Homemaking, Lent, Menu Plans, Palm Sunday, Tales from the Kitchen, Triduum

This is a terrible picture of me. I didn't have my normal photographer with me. However, I love how Elijah described it as a jelly filled doughnut. I've started Nisseet, the first mitten, and will likely finish the first pair this week. Next week, I can finish the fingerless mitt version. This pattern, with both variations, will be published sometime in the next couple months. I kind of love afterthought projects. Since I am trying to work through my sock yarn, and our LYS made up a tube for me from a self striping yarn I love, they are great projects for me right now.

These are great car knitting projects, and I had a LOT of time for that yesterday, between a three plus hour drive each way to the Seattle Aquarium, and our hour by the side of the road with a tire rapidly going flat from a giant lug nut that was embedded in the tire as we drove. Glory to God, there was a mobile tire man available and nearby and we were on our way with the spare and some advice not too long after. We are so grateful that the tire didn't blow while we were driving and that the sensor told us we had low pressure. When we went to check the tires, the rear passenger tire was making so much noise, and deflating so quickly, that there was no doubt which one it was. Fotunately, our field trip was self-guided, so though we got there at lunch time, we were still able to see everything and enjoy ourselves.

I've only read a few more pages in Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge. Fellowship of the Ring will have to wait a bit.

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We are nearing the end of the fast. Properly, this Sunday is called Passion Sunday, was the beginning of the final week of Lent, with Holy Week being its own separate and distinct observance. Passion Sunday gave the general overview of the last days of Christ's life on earth, while with Palm Sunday, we enter into each day of that final week with Him quite specifically. Unfortunately, in the West, this has largely been relegated to a footnote to Palm Sunday, rather than its own observance. So, right on the heels of celebrating the Hosannas of Christ's triumphal entry, we often slide into the Good Friday narrative. This is a shame; it is jarring, and robs parishioners of the real walk of that final week of His life with Him during Holy week, from Palm Sunday, the first, celebratory, day, the instructive events of Holy Monday and Tuesday, with the fig tree and the annointing with perfume and oil, through His betrayal on Spy Wednesday, His Last Supper and the institution of the priesthood and the Eucharist, His arrest and trial, on Thursday, His crucifixion on Friday, and His rest in the tomb, as He harrowed Hell to free those captive to death on Saturday. We live through the events of that week each year. It seems to me that the modern church seems to think it is too much to ask of her people to take that walk with Him for one week each year. Meanwhile, our calendars and prayer books still show that this is the historic practice and we preserve it in this way only. We will keep His final days in mind this week, meditating on His words and actions, as we prepare for the hard Via Dolorosa we will embark on next Monday.

Passion Sunday marks the last week of Lent, as a summary of what Christ did to rescue us from sin and death, as we ready ourselves to walk each day of the way of sorrow with Him and, in the East, ends with Lazarus Saturday, the first resurrection which points to the greater one. We have begun observing it ourselves, as one of the commemorations that is significant to the life of the Church. Jesus raised Lazarus in anticipation of His own resurrection - and ours. One tradition for Lazarus Saturday is to make sweet, little breads shaped like a man wrapped in linens (Lazarakia). Another is to permit the eating of caviar (fish eggs) as little eggs, before we get to have eggs again on the Paschal feast.

This is the last week of Lent before Holy Week for the West. We end this week with Lazarus Sunday, the small resurrection, before we begin the great journey of Holy Week. Saint Lazarus lived for 30 years more after being raised by Jesus and became the first bishop of Cyprus - he had more work to do. We especially love how Jesus shows us that death is still our enemy with Lazarus. Even though He was about to raise him from the dead, He still wept at Lazarus' death. There was no nonsense about how he had gone to a better place or how he was somehow free of this mortal coil (which is gnostic heresy). He wept. This is because death is the enemy of all and Christ never wanted anyone to die. Raising Lazarus was His last major act before walking the Via Dolorosa of Holy Week, which is why Lazarus is remembered on the Saturday before Palm Sunday.

This week also holds the last major feast before the end of Lent, the Annunciation. I love that the Annunciation closes the week begun by the feast of Saint Joseph, that the heads of the Holy Family are celebrated so closely together. It is Elijah's birthday, and we were always so glad to have everyone celebrating with him on his day. We have always thought about Saint Joseph and the Blessed Virgin taking special care of him.

We have reached the point in Lent that fake cheese seems like a good idea. It isn't, but it seems like it. Until this week, we hadn't bought any fake food, but we caved and got fake mozzarella for some pizzas. They were not great. Besides that, we have only bought some oat milk, which should run out just in time for us to have real dairy. Two more weeks of fasting to go! All joking aside, God has really been growing us this year. We are held in His hands and know that we are not alone. It is teaching us to lean on Him more and pray. It is revealing our own weaknesses and where we need to grow in faith and discipline.

We truly appreciate all the support and prayers from people. We cannot express how much we are being upheld by them. Our church family has been helping with Sunday meals, and doing so much more for us. We are grateful to God for placing so many wonderful people in our lives.

• Sunday
  Breakfast: Ful, Kalamata Olives, Sliced Cucumbers and Radishes, Harissa, Sah'awiq, Naan, Blood Oranges, Coffee and Mint Tea
  Dinner: Persian Style Eggplant and Chickpea Stew, Rice, Salad, Garlic Bread
• Monday
  Breakfast: Granola Bars, Mandarin Oranges, Tea and Coffee
  Dinner: Southwestern Vegetable and Bean Fajitas, Mexican Rice, Blood Oranges
• Tuesday
  Breakfast: Lenten Apple Oatmeal Muffins with Cashew Butter, Tea and Coffee
  Dinner: Burnt Garlic Vegetable Fried Rice, Blood Oranges
• Wednesday - Feast of the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary
  Breakfast: Oatmeal with Leftover Gatayif Filling and Sheera, Sliced Apples, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Croatian Fish Stew, Bread, and Lenten Chocolate Marmalade Cake*
• Thursday
  Breakfast: Potato Hash Breakfast Burritos with Salsa, Sliced Oranges, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Black Bean, Corn, Pepper and Avocado Salad, Corn Chips, Sliced Oranges
• Friday
  Breakfast: Peanut Butter Toast with Honey, Fruit, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Puerto Rican Beans and Rice, Salsa Verde, Frozen Fruit Salad
• Saturday - Lazarus Saturday
  Breakfast: Lazarakia, Fruit Plate, Tea and Coffee
  Dinner: Šalša and Linguine, Salad, Sliced Oranges

What is on your menu this week? If you want a recipe, ask and I will provide it as soon as I can. If there are any starred recipes, I will follow up separately with a weekly recipe round up on Saturday.

Labels: Annunciation, Birthday, Church Year, Faith and Morality, Family, Fasting as a Family, Homemaking, Lent, Menu Plans, Passion Sunday, Tales from the Kitchen

Remember how I said that I wasn't firing on all cylinders? I got back to where I needed to be on Rich's sock, and started the heel. I finished the heel. Then, I looked at the sock and realized I started it at the wrong part and made it perpendicular to the toe. His feet would have had to change shape significantly to fit that sock. So, I am back on track now. They should be finished tomorrow.

We finished listening to Three Bags Full, and are not likely to read the second. We are certain that the movie will be better than the book was. It started to get better toward the end, but then snatched success from the jaws of defeat. My sit and stitch friends and I are planning a field trip together to watch the movie when it comes out in May.

Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge is back on my evening reading list. I'm about a third of the way through, and still really enjoying it. After watching the movies these past three weeks, I think Fellowship of the Ring is going to be next on my list.

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Laetare Jerusalem: et conventum facite omnes qui diligitis eam: gaudete cum laetitia, qui in tristitia fuistis: ut exsultetis, et satiemini ab uberibus consolationis vestrae.

Be joyful, O Jerusalem: and come together all you that love her: rejoice with joy, you that have been in sorrow: that you may exult, and be filled from the breasts of your consolation.

Laetare is milk-joy Sunday. It is the Mother's Day of the Church, remembering the Church as our Mother and the Blessed Mother herself, who is both the mother of God and of all believers. It is the fourth full week of Lent in the West, and just past the half way point. The austerity of the altar is relieved a little with the adornment of roses, the flower of the Theotokos, and the rose vestments. This is one of the Western Traditions that I would love to see in a unified Church. Much like Forgiveness Vespers from the East and the Imposition of Ashes in the West are both such powerful practices, I think this set of readings and prayers and the reinforcement of the earliest Church teachings on the Church as Mother and devotion to our Blessed Mother are powerfully presented in this little lightening of the fast by permitting dairy.

I arise today through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity, through belief in the Threeness, through confession of the Oneness of the Creator of creation.

Tuesday is the feast of Saint Patrick. We actually have several feasts this week, and then next week have the feast of the Annunciation, a few of which permit us to enjoy fish. There is so much to read about Saint Patrick's life and his confession is available online, as well. We have so much to learn from the lives of our elder brothers and sisters in the faith and we should model our faith on theirs. I encourage you to read about their lives and read their words.

The feast of Saint Joseph is also this week, who is a particular patron of our family. We love the Holy Family, and Rich especially loves Saint Joseph. I love that the feast of Saint Joseph is the first day of the "week" which ends with the feast of the Annunciation. It is fitting that the bethrothed share this week.

• Sunday
  Breakfast: Apple Bourbon French Toast, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Church bringing Grilled Black Bean Chimichangas, Parish brings Sides/Salads/Fruit, Ice Cream
• Monday
  Breakfast: Granola Bars, Mandarin Oranges, Tea and Coffee
  Dinner: Moroccan Spiced Vegetable Soup with Cous Cous, Sliced Oranges
• Tuesday - Feast of Saint Patrick
  Breakfast: Lenten Apple Oatmeal Muffins with Cashew Butter, Tea and Coffee
  Dinner: Colcannon Fish Pie, Steam Sautéed Carrots and Peas with Garlic and Dill, Lemon and Strawberry Italian Ice
• Wednesday - Feast of Saint Cyril of Jerusalem
  Breakfast: Hashbrowns, Sliced Avocado and Salsa, Strawberries, Tea and Coffee
  Dinner: Fried Cauliflower with Parsley and Pine Nuts, Taratoor, Rice Pilaf, Sliced Mangos
• Thursday - Feast of Saint Joseph
  Breakfast: Black Bean and Sweet Potato Breakfast Burritos with Salsa, Mandarin Oranges, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Samaak bi Taratoor, Sayadiyeh, Cumin Roasted Carrots, Arugula and Cucumber Salad with Pomegranate Pips
• Friday - Feast of Saint Cuthbert
  Breakfast: Peanut Butter Toast with Honey, Fruit, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Instant Pot Aloo Gobi, Rice, Strawberry Mango Salad
• Saturday
  Breakfast: Potato and Vegetable Hash with Salsa, Fruit Plate, Tea and Coffee
  Dinner: Šalša and Linguine, Salad, Sliced Oranges

What is on your menu this week? If you want a recipe, ask and I will provide it as soon as I can. If there are any starred recipes, I will follow up separately with a weekly recipe round up on Saturday.

Labels: Church Year, Faith and Morality, Family, Fasting as a Family, Homemaking, Laetare, Lent, Menu Plans, Prayer Requests, Tales from the Kitchen

So, I over shot on Rich's second sock. It's kind of the first sock, which was already completely knit, but in the wrong size. I frogged it down to the right spot on the toe increases, and started knitting again. Then, I knit about two inches past where I needed to start the heel. So, you can see that my mind is really firing on all cylinders right now.

Now that Amira's birthday has past and I have given her the mitts, I can share the finished picture with you! These are made with a burgundy Classic Elite Lush from my ancient stash. It is truly lush, with a fiber content of half angora and half merino wool. Our weather just got colder again, so I know these will help keep her warm at work and when she is out in the frigid air.

I had intended to start knitting the larger version of Saint Patrick using this yarn for my Malabrigo March project this month. I might still begin it in this month, but with everything else going on, it will not be finished this month. If you don't already subscribe to my newsletter, check out the link below, as this pattern will be re-released in an expanded form with both sizes of the shawl when the rights to it return to me. My newsletter subscribers will receive an extra discount when that happens.

Please keep praying for our family. We are being held up by those prayers. We are seeing God's hand in our lives and the lives of our family members in so many ways. If you want to help in a financial way, please consider checking out my stash and book offerings on Ravelry.

We still haven't finished Three Bags Full, but we are close. When I reminded Rich that it was written by one of his people, he said it made the whole story make more sense.

Our local theater has been running Tolkein Tuesdays, and it has made me want to read the books again. We require our kids to read the books before they see the films, so Nejat finished Fellowship of the Ring just as we drove to the parking spot at the theater. She literally finished the last paragraph when Rich got the car in park. Unfortunately, she didn't finish Two Towers in time for that movie, but we do own them at home, and said she could watch them with us as soon as she finished the book. If, by some miracle, she finishes that and Return of the King, or even just to the point before the scouring of the Shire (Blast You, Peter Jackson for leaving that out of the films!), we will let her watch.

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We are well into Lent and it is a hard one this year. Sometimes our sacrifices are not what we choose. God is with us, and we see His grace and light in so many ways.

Lent is going so much more quickly than normally for us, too. This year, we are going to have to make our Paschal feast more of a pot luck than we normally do, but I am looking forward to that celebration right now.

The vegan mousaka'a we made last week was fantastic, and I think I will write up how we made it and share it for you one of these days. I don't know when I will be able to share recipes. We are doing all we can to keep life going and normal right now, and still covet your prayers.

• Sunday
  Breakfast: Hashbrowns and Salsa, Leftover Tiganites, Fruit Plate, Tea and Coffee
  Dinner: Parish Providing - Beans and Rice, Three Salads, Tortilla Chips and Salsa, Chocolate Wacky Cake
• Monday - Feast of Saint Gregory of Nyssa
  Breakfast: Olive and Vegetable Leffas, Fruit Cups, Tea and Coffee
  Dinner: Leftovers
• Tuesday
  Breakfast: Scrambled Chickpeas, Toast, Cantaloupe, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce, Potluck Side Dishes
• Wednesday
  Breakfast: Hashbrowns, Sliced Avocado and Salsa, Fruit Plate, Tea and Coffee
  Dinner: Eggplant Dal, Rice, Pineapple, Kiwi, and Apple Slices
• Thursday - Feast of Saint Gregory the Great
  Breakfast: Lenten Tropical Muffins with Cashew Butter, Fruit Plate, Tea and Coffee
  Dinner: Roasted Vegetables (Brussels Sprouts, Onions, Squash), Mount Athos Tomato Rice, Strawberries
• Friday
  Breakfast: Peanut Butter Toast with Honey, Fruit, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Vegetable Stir Fry with Cashews, Jasmine Rice, Kimchi Dumplings, Mandarin Oranges
• Saturday
  Breakfast: Ful, Kalamata Olives, Sliced Cucumbers and Radishes, Harissa, Sah'awiq, Naan, Strawberries, Coffee and Tea
  Dinner: Vegetable Pot Pie, Green Salad, Fruit Plate

What is on your menu this week? If you want a recipe, ask and I will provide it as soon as I can. If there are any starred recipes, I will follow up separately with a weekly recipe round up on Saturday.

Labels: Church Year, Faith and Morality, Family, Fasting as a Family, Homemaking, Lent, Menu Plans, Prayer Requests, Tales from the Kitchen

Rich's boot socks are moving along steadily, mostly because I don't really have to do much thinking while I knit them. However, I did end up stopping on my Sock Madness attempt. I may try again another time, but it was too much, with too little time, and a whole lot of stress going on in the background. In the interim, I've finished the surprise project I was working on, and will likely be able to share it next week.

Aside from our water heater's tantrum, we've had a family issue come up that requires all hands on deck, so we are focusing on that. We are also trying to have as much normalcy as possible, and it is difficult. Please keep our family in your prayers.

Honestly, I am simply not sure how much designing I'll be able to do the rest of this year, and I am not making any promises. There is one pattern I will receive the rights back on this month, and I hope to have that ready to release. However, with all that has been going on, our family would directly benefit from any purchases of patterns you or any knitter you know make.

It is Malabrigo March! Through the end of the day, DST, March 10, 2026, the coupon code MalMarch2026 will get you 25% off of my patterns which feature Malabrigo Yarn on both Ravelry and PayHip. This is a great way to get some fantastic patterns at a discount, and every purchase (whether through the sale or not) will help us replenish our emergency fund.

The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge has been a little more than I can handle right now wth everything else going on in our lives, so I might put it away for a bit. I finished Mrs. Pollifax on Safari, and really enjoyed it. Rich and I are finishing up Three Bags Full together, and I hope to see the movie when it comes out in May. We suspect that the movie will be better than the book.

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Be steadfast, brothers, and do the little things.

We have made it through the first week and a half of Lent, and are on the Second Sunday now. We are hoping for a much less eventful Lent than the way it began!

Rich and I had a chance to take a quick trip to the west side last week, where things have been growing all winter and are in bloom now. It was even sunny while we were there. Rich had to work, but I was able to rest and knit and catch up on some things I have wanted and needed to do. It was a sweet blessing in the middle of a cold and difficult time. We went out to eat at an Indian place, because Indian food is pretty reliable for having vegan or shrimp options without egg and dairy, but then the owners brought us some complimentary gulab jamun, so we ended up breaking the fast, anyway. We went to a local gelato place which had strawberry sorbet, because we were really craving something sweet that was still Lenten. We tried to meet up with a friend from that area, but we called her too late, so she was already busy. That's alright, because we went back to the hotel, watched a few episodes of Grocery Games on Food TV, and fell asleep. We hadn't slept much the night before and had to drive over the pass at 6:00 am.

This week, we have a repeat of last Saturday's meals because I forgot that was the day I was going to be gone most of the day to Purlside Fiber Festival. We had a rather difficult week, and especiallly the last 24 hours between Saturday and Sunday. It isn't something I can share a lot about here, but we covet your prayers. Our life is getting quite a bit more complex right now.

Because of our incident with the water heater last week, I am especially glad for a full pantry and full freezers. We are cooking mostly from those, and only picking up fresh herbs and produce. I tried a new to us recipe for a Thai vegetable stir fry last week that was spectacular, and was also really flexible on the vegetables used, so it was perfect for using what was in our house, instead of seeking new ingredients. My budget for Purlside was significantly reduced because of that, too, but that is alright, for much the same reason. I have a rather full stash, and only one of the three projects I was interested in buying for is likely to be knit this year.

With everything that has been going on, I didn't get the recipes posted. With how this week looks like it will be going, I will be trying to get them posted this week, but I make no promises. Also, because of the situation we have, we may be breaking the fast a little more for some of Lent.

Our parish family is helping us with meals this week, just to make our lives a little easier, and they will be helping more with meals at church, as well. Our family and extended family are really coming together to help us make the best of the difficult situation we find ourselves in right now. We are grateful for their support. Please pray for us and we will continue to pray for you.

• Sunday - Feast of Saint David of Wales
  Breakfast: Potato Hash Burritos, Fruit Plate, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Black Beans and Rice, Parish brings Side Dishes/Salads/Fruit
• Monday
  Breakfast: Black Bean Breakfast Burritos, Strawberries, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Minestrone, Salad, Fruit Plate
• Tuesday
  Breakfast: Lenten Tropical Muffins with Cashew Butter, Fruit Plate, Tea and Coffee
  Dinner: Puerto Rican Rice and Beans, Tortillas, Fruit Plate
• Wednesday
  Breakfast: Oatmeal with Raisins and Brown Sugar, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Vegan Mousaka'a, Salad, Fruit Plate
• Thursday - Feast of Saint Conon the Gardener
  Breakfast: Apple Coconut Breakfast Bowls with Cashew Drizzle, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Šalša and Linguine, Salad, Fruit
• Friday
  Breakfast: Peanut Butter Toast with Honey, Fruit, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Pizza and Salad from Parish Family
• Saturday - Feast of Saints Felicity and Perpetua
  Breakfast: Tiganites with Honey, Sliced Apples, Mint Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Vegetarian Waraq ‘Ounab*, Rice, Harissa, Strawberry Sorbet

What is on your menu this week? If you want a recipe, ask and I will provide it as soon as I can. If there are any starred recipes, I will follow up separately with a weekly recipe round up on Saturday.

Labels: Church Year, Faith and Morality, Family, Fasting as a Family, Homemaking, Lent, Menu Plans, Prayer Requests, Tales from the Kitchen