I am very thankful that my boys wanted to take part and showed such excitement about the candle. I wonder what they will think of this week’s challenge? Or candle burned about halfway through this week so before this month long challenge is through I see myself finding another. My thoughts: Festive Fall Flavour. Maybe an Apple Pie or Pumpkin Pie? If I can find one.
I also realized that I miss candlelight. I don’t know what it is, but it really does feel different when you light candles throughout your home instead of using lights. At one time, I hung sconces with votive candles throughout my home and used candlelight a lot. I just have not gotten around to doing that in this home. I think this is a failure on my part. After NaNoWriMo in November, I think I need to go hunt down all those sconces. Bring this feeling into my home more. The good thing is that it will give me more candles to remind me to invite that spirit of peace into my home.
On to Week 2:
Play soft music everyday in your home. Choose worship, classical or another form of peaceful music that the family enjoys. Focus on using peaceful words and maintaining peaceful relationships. Remind your family to avoid seething anger, tattling, criticism or back talk. As the wife/mother, work on gentleness this week.
I’ll see you on Monday to report back on how things went! I’ll keep the candle burning while I try the music. I’ll admit, I’m looking forward to this week because we love music. We might be freaky, but my kids actually enjoy singing hymns and will spend hours challenging each other to sing!
Feel free to join us on our journey!
–Lady O
Lady Ozma's Journey 
I’ve been really working on my own tone this last week and have seen a lot of progress (unfortunately I had a long was to go). I like the idea of playing peaceful music at least once a day. There is a CD I’ve been thinking of buying that might fill this bill. I’m going to give it a shot!
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I have SO far to go that it isn’t funny. But, I’m trying. I’m just plugging along. I know I need to be more peaceful…
I also glommed onto this idea of peaceful music. It can truly make a difference. I grew up in so many ballet classes that classical music is a love of mine. I look back and think about how hectic my life was then, yet I didn’t feel near as hectic as mine. I wonder if some of it had to do with having that time with good music. Probably more like better attention to my calendar, but you know…
Share about this CD! 🙂
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