So on this blog, I have been MIA - yes - it happens to all of us. I can briefly state that while we've been busy, who isn't anyway, but that I have been hammering out ways to live Lent in new ways. Got to get this done, check that off the list, ready for that tradition and somewhere find those pair of white shoes that matches this dress just perfect, and oh geez, will Carefree wear this Easter shirt, this light teal color with little complaint? All these questions and many more. However, so many of the things that we mothers do, in preparation for Easter are all so important, making this season really come alive for each member of the family. The living and breathing of Jesus' sacrifice for us, and many times, we, the moms, don't have to look far for ways to put others first. We do it all the time. We plan the tradition, the food, the clothes, driving them here to tutoring, there to church choir practice. And in our free moments, we wrack our brains, ...