Oxymoron

I was perusing the Sunday paper this afternoon and found a good one in the Meijer paper. It said "LENTEN EXTRAVAGANZA!" and was trying to sell more fish with this little advertising ditty. What would a Lenten Extravaganza look like anyway? Now with more crucifixions... Sheesh. People will use anything to sell a product.

At dinner tonight, we talked about Lent with the kids and the topic of sacrificing something we like to remind us of Jesus' sacrifice came up. Mattie suggested we give up Biggby's coffee for Lent, which is probably not a bad idea. Jonah said he would give up candy (but not cookies) and Mattie shot down any suggestions we had for her. She said, "Do we have to give up something?" Hmm, maybe this lesson hasn't soaked in yet.

Hmmm, don't have an idea for a Top Ten list tonight, but I will end with the books I am reading:

-Three Cups of Tea -- this is an awesome book about an American guy who builds schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan...really inspiring and thought-provoking.
-Living More With Less (Longacre) -- this book is written by a Mennonite woman, and the title explains it all. It is a really simple book, but has some profound truths in it about American society and the overwhelming need for more "stuff". Has lots of practical tips too, on how to reduce, reuse, recycle. She also wrote a cookbook called More-With-Less Cookbook that has some simple and inexpensive meals in it.