A Tidy Easter Ending

This is the 7th and last post in the Marie Kondo Does Lent Series The 40 days of Lent are over, Good Friday has come and gone. But Easter stays…

Palm Sunday: The Other Parade

Palm Sunday was never very significant to me except to mark the start of Easter Week. Palm Sunday was more of a celebration. Jesus was finally getting the appreciation he…

Going with the Magic

2017 Update One of my favorite Lenten posts from my 2016 series was “going with the magic.” In it I recount how viewing my streamlined collection of books was like…

Lent: Syrian Style

2017 Update During the 2016 Lent season, I  learned the symbolic power of self-deprivation from a Syrian man I became acquainted with through my church. This is the 5th post…

Too Much Food To Enjoy

 2017 Update   During Lent 2016, I embraced Marie Kondo’s “too much to enjoy,” concept.  In my 2016 Lent IV post,  I write how I was able to extend this…

Too Much To Enjoy

2017 Update Last Lent, I wrote this post in throes of joy about how wonderful my decluttered, Kondo-ed closets made me feel. They still do. But through some thoughtful article…