The Herrig Family: Reflection, Sacrifice & Repentence

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Reflection, Sacrifice & Repentence

The Lenton season is upon us. Yesterday was Ash Wednesday and the beginning of 40 days of reflection, sacrifice, and repentence. The girls even came home from school "ashed". (they were quite proud of it) Each year Ben and I give something up and do something extra. This has proved to be quite difficult in the past, but it is a small price to pay for Jesus dying on the cross for our eternal life in Heaven. This year Ben is giving up Coke and is going to church an extra day a week.
I am giving up sweets...

Good-bye yummy Reeses peanut butter eggs.

See ya refreshing Dt. Dr. Pepper.

Hello working out at least 3 days a week and taking better care of my body.

What are you sacrificing during the Lenton season?

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Nicole said...: You are good. I was craving licorice and soda today…I would not have passed the test! I am striving to improve myself but sometimes my pillow is more convincing than my alarm clock!

By the way – love the new look to your blog!; March 14, 2011 at 4:10 PM

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Kennedy's Comments

3-23-09 Kennedy: Here sweetie, sit down so you don't fall.

Reagan: Ok Kenny

Kennedy: Good job sweetie, you are such a good sweetie.

3-20-09 Kennedy: Mom, who can I marry?

Mom: I thought you were going to marry Papa?

Kennedy: No, that would make Grammy sad.

Mom: What about Carter? (her new diabetic friend)

Kennedy: No, his kisses are too kissy. (wow!! how did she find that out?)

Mom: What about Chris?

Kennedy: Is he married?

Mom: No

Kennedy: Ok, I will marry Chris Benson. Can I call and ask him? (by the way...he accepted the proposal:))

1-16-09 Mommy- "Wow Kennedy, you colored all of their noses blue."

Kennedy- "Yeah Mom, it was no problem."

1-11-09 We were reading books at Barnes and Noble and I was trying to get Kennedy to look at this wall display...she looked at me calmly, held up her hand and said..."Mom, chill, just chill." I about died!!

11-1-08* Oops...a little help here. * I just need to be alone here. (and she went downstairs and shut the door)* Mom, when Reagan cries we just laugh right?

8-25-08 At church yesterday Kennedy told me it was time to go because church is riducurous (ridiculous)!!

7-25-08 Kennedy is hearing and picking up on more and more. She knows there are certain words she can and can't say so she asks us before she says certain words to see if it is ok. She has even figured out that if she wants to say a word she is not supposed to that she makes up a new meaning for it. Apparently crap means hello in her world.

6-8-08 Today Kennedy kept going into the downstairs bathroom and shutting herself in. When she would come out she would whisper "Mom, I just said shut up in there." Ben and I listened carefully and sure enough she was yelling it in the bathroom and then coming out. I guess all of us need some private time right?

Reagan's Rants

3-23-09 When Reagan gets up in the morning she looks at us and says: How are you? When we answer good she waits for us to ask her and she always replies, "good."

3-23-09 As we were leaving the park yesterday Reagan ran away from the van and back to the park:

Mom: Reagan, come back here.

Reagan: No

Mom: Do you want to go to timeout?

Reagan: No

Mom: Then come back here right now

Reagan: (Holding her finger up) I'm comin mama, just minute.

1-11-09 Reagan got up from her nap and wanted a toy of hers that we couldn't find...she pointed at the door and said, "Go get it Mom." It was clear as day...had to chuckle a little. She is putting lots of words together to form sentences now...such a big girl. She says: pease (please), thank um (thank you), shake it shake it, are you? (when she is looking for someone), and she calls Kennedy, Kenny.

11-1-08* No, No, No, No... (you get the picture!)* wuv oo (love you)* that ucky (pointing at some mud)* fre fry (french fries-when we pulled up to McDonalds for lunch)

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