What I’m doing for Lent

(I’ve been meaning to write this post since Ash Wednesday last week, but the time just got away from me).

In thinking about my Lenten sacrifice this year, I decided that rather than giving something up, I’m going to do something.  As my mom put it, “adults don’t give things up, children do.”  And since I feel like my diet and exercise are already on point, and I don’t have many other things I’m willing to forgo for 40 days, doing something positive that would impact someone else’s life seemed like a much better option.

So this year, I’m giving of myself – donating clothes and volunteering.  Each week I’m going to give back in some way:

• Last week: I barely conceived of this idea.
• This week: Going through my closet and donating all of the clothes that have gotten too big.  I already have 4 trash bags full, but I know there will be several more.
• 3/16: 3 hours volunteering at a county park lake cleanup
• 3/22: 6 hours volunteering with alumnae from my high school at Sacred Heart Community Service
• 3/26: 2 hours volunteering doing food sorting at the warehouse of Second Harvest Food Bank
• 3/29: 4 hours volunteering at Furry Friends dog adoption
• TBD: volunteering for a local Relay for Life chapter
• TBD: volunteering at a local small garden
• Donating a baby blanket that I crochet to the Linus Project

My goal is to do at least 20 hours of volunteer work during the season of Lent, and I think I’ll more than cover that with these things.

Do you do a Lenten sacrifice?  If so, what’s yours for this year?

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