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All around the net, moms are sharing similar sentiments about Lent. Here are a few to check out:<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Foss<\/a><\/p>\n

Danielle Bean<\/a><\/p>\n

Eileen\u2019s family <\/a>made the crown of thorns Kat mentioned.<\/p>\n

Also, Dawn<\/a> has a really beautiful Lenten Craft planned for her family, perhaps something to file away for next year, when I hope to be back in maintenance mode<\/a> (although around here we call it the plateau). Of course, with the best of intentions I told the children that next Christmas, when I was not pregnant, I would take them around the city to see the decorations, and Merry piped up \u201cwhat makes you think you won\u2019t be pregnant next Christmas?\u201d I guess she\u2019s been paying attention.<\/p>\n

And, on the subject of our title, I share this quote I found on Danielle Bean\u2019s website:<\/p>\n

A mother is the most important person on earth. She cannot claim the honor of having built Notre Dame Cathedral. She need not. She has built something more magnificent than any Cathedral \u2014 a dwelling for an immortal soul, the tiny perfection of her baby\u2019s body. \u2014 Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty<\/p>\n

Melin agrees, I\u2019m sure, and writes about the contentment <\/a>that she feels in her role as mother. Her pictures always take my breath away, I wish she could follow me around and photograph my life!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"