Fasting, Prayer, and Work
Monday of Holy Week I'm very excited to spend this week in prayer, fasting on freshly made juices, and spring cleaning the house with the children. We always stop our homeschooling during this very important time in our Liturgical Year. Our days are spent focusing on our Lord through increased prayer, Bible reading, attending daily Mass, and discovering new ways that each of us can deepen our relationship with Our Lord. And I'm not only cleaning the house but by fasting I'm working on cleaning out any road blocks that are in my way. Cleaning out anything in my body that doesn't belong--this includes toxins, emotions, fears, old tendencies, bad thoughts, and past emotional traumas. Fasting on juices and water allows me to focus on cleaning out the old and making a hospitable environment for the NEW! I also do this fasting in conjunction with deeper, more intense and focused prayer. I seem to be able to focus best when I am fasting, this is why my normal daily routine in...