Lent kind of snuck up on me this year. For my prayer plan, I am going to follow the Hallow App. I am not 100% sure what my fasting plan will be beyond the 48hr fast that we (I have enlisted some support!) decided to kick it off with. Part of me wants to do a longer fast each week, 48, 72, 96, 120, but I am not sure I have that in me. I have never attempted anything longer than a little over 80 hours, so I am reluctant to even try. We will see…
As a reminder, Lunch Box Quotes are notes I include in the kids’ lunches every day. Number 1 gets a text, but 2-4 get handwritten napkins. Today, I am going to have to solicit some help from the wife as she will be writing my notes for the next little while. I can publish, but require a little help on that end.
Visual credits to: Featured image D’lavigne @fraveris – Quotes: @EpictetusSays @literatureing @CatholicFQ @CSLewisDaily
Quotes:
1. “Be silent unless you can say something that is more useful than your silence.” – Archimedes
2. “Men are disturbed not by the things which happen, but by the opinion about the things.” – Epictetus
3. “Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.” – George Orwell
4. “Patience is the companion of wisdom.” – Saint Augustine
Bonus quote for the wife: “God, who foresaw your tribulation, has specially armed you to go through it, not without pain but without stain.” – C. S. Lewis
Sources:
“Be silent unless you can say something that is more useful than your silence”
– Archimedes
D’lavigne, pic.twitter.com/OeVYk1Xk3E
— Francisco Ribeiro (@fraveris) February 18, 2026
“Men are disturbed not by the things which happen, but by the opinion about the things.”
— Epictetus | Stoic Philosopher 📖 (@EpictetusSays) February 18, 2026
“Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.”
— George Orwell pic.twitter.com/7oRr2aunMu
— Literature Quotes (@literatureing) February 18, 2026
“Patience is the companion of wisdom.”
– Saint Augustine pic.twitter.com/UuM4QFTemf
— Catholic Frequency (@CatholicFQ) February 18, 2026
“God, who foresaw your tribulation, has specially armed you to go through it, not without pain but without stain.” – C.S. Lewis
— C. S. Lewis (@CSLewisDaily) February 18, 2026