tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626107370797678390.post1262236602978289014..comments2023-10-04T05:58:46.892-07:00Comments on Left-Handed Housewife: Ashes, AshesLeft-Handed Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014518128739580267noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626107370797678390.post-18903185824971537602010-02-21T09:38:56.047-08:002010-02-21T09:38:56.047-08:00When I was in TOPS there were a couple of Catholic...When I was in TOPS there were a couple of Catholic ladies who would come to the weight-loss group after church on Ash Wednesday with the spot of soot on their foreheads. That was the first I'd seen that practice enacted, and I always admired them.<br /><br />It sounds like you are off to an appropriately sorrowful start to Lent. In the Orthodox Church we call it the "joy-creating sorrow."GretchenJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641677400029070452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626107370797678390.post-1907541870410406812010-02-19T19:58:32.051-08:002010-02-19T19:58:32.051-08:00I really liked what you said, Frances. Thank you ...I really liked what you said, Frances. Thank you for the reminder that I am vulnerable and weak underneath my armor.<br /><br />JodyGumbo Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02747138637571716591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626107370797678390.post-32048355133694557822010-02-18T16:26:06.188-08:002010-02-18T16:26:06.188-08:00I've never seen anyone with ashes on their for...I've never seen anyone with ashes on their forehead. I think I'd be startled if I did. It's very uncomfortable to come face to face with your own sin and mortality. Not that we don't need reminding...we do. I just don't like it!<br /><br />I'm becoming more interested in the liturgical calendar and wish our church participated more in it. I could do things at home, I know, but the support of the church body would be a comfort. Your post was very candid and soul-baring, and I appreciate that. I like honesty.debbie baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479699000203333679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626107370797678390.post-4421445357495617492010-02-18T06:32:17.563-08:002010-02-18T06:32:17.563-08:00We're so wobbly, so genuinely unable to wrap u...We're so wobbly, so genuinely unable to wrap up and conclude. It's so hard for me to remember this. Surrender - I keep whispering this to myself.Pom Pomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524994024698986829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626107370797678390.post-47435648115281765452010-02-17T11:27:26.047-08:002010-02-17T11:27:26.047-08:00This is such a thoughtful, honest and HELPFUL post...This is such a thoughtful, honest and HELPFUL post. Thank you for what you have said.<br />So often we think it is all about us - but in fact it is all about His grace<br />May you feel the presence of Jesus with you throughout Lent.<br />Blessings xxAngelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626107370797678390.post-57053514964072159082010-02-16T21:53:12.584-08:002010-02-16T21:53:12.584-08:00I spent 12 years in Catholic school and the black ...I spent 12 years in Catholic school and the black smudges never held any meaning for me until I moved to another city and felt even more an outsider. On Ash Wednesday, a customer asked for my assistance and when I turned to her, the ashes fresh on her forehead, I instantly understood the meaning of community, continuity, and faith. <br /><br />Beautiful post; you made me cry the good cry. Thanks.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02472057643558625269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626107370797678390.post-89792224768093024592010-02-16T21:28:08.569-08:002010-02-16T21:28:08.569-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07511855282323456046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626107370797678390.post-81057084495162006812010-02-16T21:28:06.675-08:002010-02-16T21:28:06.675-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07511855282323456046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626107370797678390.post-4537840567674793742010-02-16T21:28:04.836-08:002010-02-16T21:28:04.836-08:00I love your perspective on this topic. For our wo...I love your perspective on this topic. For our women's retreat in April, we're looking at exactly this: taking off our masks and being authentically real....all the time.<br /><br />Yesterday, Mr Busy's teacher mentioned something about 'Pancake Day' aka, Shrove Tuesday. I was terribly sad that I'd missed it completely. Not that we are in a church that practices lent, but because in some small way it reminds me that Easter is coming and that Jesus gave up so much so that I could have a relationship with Him. Perhaps we'll have our pancakes today and I can tell my kids about it, anyway.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07511855282323456046noreply@blogger.com