Day 2: Preparation for Great Lent

So, today was Family Day in Ontario.  That means that we spent the day with family.  We spent the day out and about; and, since it is a holiday, and many stores are close here and around Toronto, we took a drive.  We spoke about all the directions that we would like to see this blog go -- including what kinds of food we will have during Great Lent, what types of information we will share, what items we need to have in our pantry to make the "40" days a little easier, and what menus are we going to plan in advance.  So, it was a lot of talking, and a lot of planning.

What is most important about all of this is the planning.  Getting ready for Lent is a process.  This is a similar process to giving up meat one week, and dairy the next before the Great Fast.  Setting up our pantry is the same kind of process.  This week, we are shopping with the list list to include the varieties of beans and legumes that we would like to have.  We are counting how many cans of tomato paste and tomato puree we need, which spices need to be replenished, and what produce we should have on hand at all times.  It's part of the process.  We are also removing the meats and cheese products from the freezer and sending them to a friend's house so we remove the temptations.  It is one step at a time, in preparation.

Every thing that we do is in preparation for something, so why would this be any different?  For us, it is not different.  We are ready for Great Lent, and look forward to sharing our preparations with all of you!

Proverbs 6:6-8 Go to the ant, O sluggard; and see, and emulate his ways, and become wiser than he. For whereas he has no husbandry, nor any one to compel him, and is under no master, he prepares food for himself in the summer, and lays by abundant store in harvest.