🌿 Today is Ash Wednesday ___ It’s here—the beginning of Lent. The season that slowly leads us toward Easter. ___ For grown-ups, Ash Wednesday might feel heavy. Somber. A reminder of our limits, our need, our mortality. But for kids? It can be as simple as this: 💨 We are made from dust, and one day, we’ll return to dust. 💛 And in between? God is with us, every single day. ___ That’s it. That’s Ash Wednesday. ___ If your kids see people with ashes on their foreheads today, they might have questions. You can tell them the ashes are a sign—like a heart drawn on a note or a stop sign at the corner. They remind us that we belong to God, that we are loved, and that Jesus walks with us all the way to the cross. ___ Some simple ways to mark today together: 🖍 Draw a little cross on each other’s hands with a marker and say, “God loves you, always.” 🕯 Sit in the quiet for a minute, just to remember. 💬 Ask, “What do you wonder about Jesus?” and just listen. ___ Lent is long. But it starts r...