lilly's pad

shrove tuesday pancakes

ok...lent begins tomorrow! so today we eat! whether you're celebrating mardi gras or shrove tuesday, food is an important part...so if you're in cincy, join us for pancakes at IHOP in oakley (near target and mejeir) at 5:30pm .
here's some history on shrove tuesday...the day before lent that provides an opportunity to confess our sins and to get all the fat and sugar out of the pantry before the lenten fast begins.
shrove tuesday AND more here

the lenten season is not just about giving up things, at least for me. it's about preparing my heart for easter. getting ready for the death and suffering of jesus and then the joy of his resurrection. it's a 40 day opportunity to journey with jesus.

 a 40 day opportunity to discover the things i've lost along the way.

a 40 day opportunity to rediscover my first love...jesus christ.

so get ready, pack your bags, the adventure of lent begins tomorrow!

off to the abbey

 just spent a great weekend creating a sacred space prayer room for methodist youth in nashvegas. the theme was "undignified" so the prayer room was a modified "life of david" from SACRED SPACE. also led two art worship workshops ...lectio and art! great fun. haven't been around 2000 jr/sr high students in one place in quite a while...you could just see the energy and hormones....rather a different vibe in the convention center than was there in november at YS!

thanks to gavin and brad for hosting me. great to see tony jones in action (despite his back pain) and great  to hang out with sally chambers too! i also had a chance to meet miss bethany penner! and get my baby fix!

i'll post photos next week.

today i'm off for my annual birthday pilgrimage to the abbey of gethsemani...not that i've been blogging regularly, but i'll be out of touch with facebook and cell so it will be a chance to detox from technology and get my head together for the new year (yeah, i know it's february, but i'm still getting used to the 09 thing)

it takes the til wednesday for my head to get silent enough to hear anything from God...i'm hoping for snow and i can't wait to be quiet...even extreme extroverts need to stop meeting people and stop talking!

so happy february, and wherever you are, take some time to be still.