I had to give that devotion up, as it made it impossible for me to go to sleep
When I was a little girl my mother promised she would take me to see the Disney animated film The Aristocats at our local cinema.
This Lent I drastically reduced my presence on social media, with the aid of an app my children told me about. I replaced the time I would have spent online taking stock of my offline life and counting my blessings. It made Lent this year surprisingly cheery! One week in my offline Lent I realised that I love our heated clothes dryer (cheaper and more eco-friendly than our tumble dryer) and our bedroom wallpaper. Just taking the time to realise how much I appreciate them anchored me in my domestic space and reminded me that, in spite of all the bad things going on in the world which do need the Church’s prayers, there are still simple things, like dry laundry and a repeated pattern of owls and leaves on our bedroom wall, for which I can personally thank God every day.
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