I think a conclusion has finally been reached with what I’m going to do for Lent. Since I’m pregnant (and my OB has expressed that I do NOT need to be losing weight in this final stretch) and will be nursing; I am exempted from the Lenten fasts relating to food. Or rather, I get to replace the food fasts with a fast of something else, that won’t be detrimental to me or Little One.
Since Lent is more than just fasting (fasting, alms, and prayer, for the record); here’s my plan:
Fasting: The biggest thing that I can fast from that I need to is the Internet. I looked at my largest time-sinks and will be giving those up for Lent, with the exception of News Of Little One. Surprisingly, blogging isn’t a giant time-sink and is quite beneficial to me, so I will be (trying to) write regularly here.
Alms: I want to spend more quality time with both Greg and Elise (as well as Little One, when the time comes). We both agreed that we want to take at least one night a week and devote that totally to being with our little family, including Rosary time, games, and so on. Greg’s going to be in charge of that. 
I also want to spend more quality time with God in silence – which absolutely terrifies me but I know I need to do so in order to be able to more clearly hear Him. Or at least, not tune Him out which I tend to do from time to time. 
Prayer: In addition to my regular prayer routine (now tweaked to allow for me to sleep in and Elise to party in the mornings when she chooses), I want to make a daily Morning Offering and stay close to God by praying “little prayers” throughout the day.
Anne linked up this page about creating a personal Lenten program that I found very beneficial and helped me to decide and commit to my little Lenten program. I also like Aggie Catholic’s Lenten Mega-Post, which has all sorts of answers to questions, explanations about Lent, suggestions, webpages, and so on.
Lent is one of my favorite times of the Liturgical Year, so indulge me in my little “YAY LENT!” before tomorrow. 
