Most people give up something for Lent. What would happen though if you choose to give out instead of giving up? To use Lent as a focus for giving to others, one small step at a time? 40acts is a Lent challenge that encourages you to do just that. 40 small acts of generosity –… Read More
Happy Easter everyone! Lent is now over and this year’s 40acts challenge has come to an end, although as with last year, the daily challenges have left me with quite a lot of food for thought and I’ll be taking some of them on board through Easter and beyond. The challenges for this week have… Read More
It’s the penultimate week of 40acts with just six more acts left to go. Once again I’ve been focusing on green and yellow challenges but perhaps I will manage to tick off a red one again next week! One of the things I love about 40acts is the way it makes me think more about… Read More
The last week has seen me and the girls being stuck inside the house a little more than usual thanks to all of us being under the weather and so it has felt like another week of ‘40acts lite’ focusing predominantly on the green challenges. This week I’ve been quite thankful for social media which… Read More
I’m now more than halfway through this year’s 40acts challenge. After last week’s successful week with completing two red challenges, this week has been more 40acts ‘lite’. I’ve completed each of the acts for this week but have focused predominantly on ‘green’ challenges. The challenges for this week have been: Act 17: BOGOF… Read More
I’m now 16 acts in to this year’s 40acts challenge. There are three levels to each of the daily challenges – green, yellow and red – depending on how much you want to or are able to challenge yourself and whilst I’ve generally been focusing on green and yellow challenges, this week has seen me… Read More
Week 2 is the first full week of 40acts (week 1 is a shorter week due to Lent starting on a Wednesday) with six challenges to try to complete. The 40acts week runs from Monday to Saturday – Sundays in Lent are not counted as part of the 40 days of Lent and allow for… Read More