My sister told me about this terrific idea she read on Danielle Bean’s blog, Pillow Fight for Life. What a great way to do a little mortification for the election.
Perhaps the idea was originally for children to be involved, but I can tell you that I’m a pillowaholic and giving up even one would be hard. I sleep with 4 pillows nightly, including a special contoured neck pillow.
So anyone else going to sleep on this idea?
October 15, 2008 at 11:29 pm |
Yes, my children have given up their pillows and my boys are also sleeping on the floor (sans pillows). They were very enthused about this additional sacrifice.
October 16, 2008 at 6:34 am |
I thought about doing it but if I sleep without a pillow I get a very stiff neck and that’s if I can even sleep. Sleep is so precious to me right now that I don’t think I can manage it. . .
But of course there are so many other ways I can mortify myself. There really are no lack of opportunities there. :-)
October 16, 2008 at 6:38 am |
LOL! I saw that title, but didn’t read it because I’m so swamped that I didn’t have time to read about a family pillow fight. Thanks for the full explanation Jenn.
October 16, 2008 at 6:40 am |
Michele, your life right now is a total source of mortification!
And I am the same way about my neck and sleep! To sleep, perchance to dream…so much lack thereof I have to remember to offer up the grumpies in the middle of the night.
October 16, 2008 at 11:52 am |
[...] So as I thought about refraining from food, television, meat, sweets, or eating in between meals and trying to figure out what to do. I was intrigued by another fasting idea. Danielle passed along a great suggestion from a middle school in Kansas: fasting from your pillow. (When I first read the title line in my bloglines, I misunderstood and thought that Danielle was recounting a recent family pillow fight, so I’m glad my friend Jenn reposted the suggestion, so I could fully understand!) [...]