*hi friend! thank you for your interest in 40 days of gratitude! one of my favorite things is hosting a Lent challenge each year. 40 days of gratitude is from 2017, and while you are still MORE THAN WELCOME to complete this challenge on your own, if you’d like to participate in the 2019 challenge – 40 days of JOY in your ordinary – head here for all the fun details! 

not quite sure what to give up for lent? i’m right there with you. i keep going back and forth. the same thing happened to me in college, 15 years ago when i first got the idea to start the LITTLE things. my usual chocolate and sweets just didn’t feel right that year. to be completely honest, i mostly gave up chocolate and sweets so i could lose a few pounds and get a LITTLE healthier in the process. am i the only one guilty of this?

so i set out to do something instead of give something up. i decided to make a list of 10 LITTLE things each day that made me stop, smile, and thank God for that moment. LITTLE did i know what began as a 40 day lenten commitment would turn into a 15-year habit, and now a blog!

as you enter this lenten season, i imagine your days are similar to mine. busy. full. fast. you complete one thing and then you’re on to the next. ever wish you could just slow down? maybe remember more of the smiles God placed in your day?

here’s the thing. God puts LITTLE things in everyone’s lives, on good days and bad. when we choose to notice, these LITTLE things become our focus and have the power to bring a whole lot of happy to our outlook. but the truth is, noticing is hard. because life is busy and sometimes complicated and you’re not in the habit of noticing. yet.

perhaps you are looking to do something for lent this year? something to help you notice the small joys God provides for you each day. something to help you express your gratitude. if so, then you’re in the right place. come join me this lent for the ::

40 days of gratitude

{ LITTLE lent list challenge }

sign up

• to sign up, simply subscribe to the blog here. you will receive an email asking you to confirm your subscription. check your spam folder if you don’t see it in your inbox. after confirming, you will receive a second email with a link to your FREE printables to guide you through the next 40 days of gratitude. {already a subscriber? message me through facebook and i will send you a link to the printables.}
• like notice the LITTLE things on facebook and message me so i know you’ve joined the challenge. i will add you to our separate closed facebook group for the next 40 days.
• invite a friend to join you. accountability is always a good thing!

participate

for this fun LITTLE lent challenge, the 40 days of lent will be divided into four groups of ten days {we will take sundays off}.

• march 1-11
• march 13-23
• march 24-april 4
• april 5-15

each set of 10 days will have a different theme. for example, the theme for march 1-11 is family. with this in mind here’s how this challenge will work:

march 1 :: use your printable to write one LITTLE thing about your family

march 2 :: use your printable to write two LITTLE things about your family

march 3 :: use your printable to write three LITTLE things about your family…

march 10 :: use your printable to write ten LITTLE things about your family

do you notice the pattern? on march 13, we will start over again with one LITTLE thing on a new theme and work our way up to ten again. i will keep in touch through our facebook group and themes for the following weeks will be announced there.

questions

feel free to email me at noticethelittlethings@gmail.com with any questions or message me through facebook. i’m excited for you to join and look forward to hearing about your journey as you notice a LITTLE more God each day this lent!

happy noticing!

erin

{if you’re like me, accountability is always a good thing. want to share this challenge with others on pinterest? click on the red save icon on the image below and add this to your boards.}