A Slice of Smith Life: Lent 2014 is Coming ~ Join the "Keep Love in Lent" Blog Link-Up Hosted by Catholic Bloggers' Network!

Lent 2014 is Coming ~ Join the "Keep Love in Lent" Blog Link-Up Hosted by Catholic Bloggers' Network!

Here are All the Details You Need to Join the "Keep Love in Lent" Blog Link-Up...

Are you looking for a new approach to Lent this year?

Then the Keeping LOVE in LENT Blog Link-Up 2014 is for you!

The link-up is open to all bloggers, particularly Catholics and Christians of all denominations who observe LENT. Share your unique perspective and write about anything that pertains to the blog theme!

For example:

* tips on how you and your family keep LOVE in LENT

* stories to encourage others to do so

* books and activities (even recipes!) that help keep the Lenten observances of fasting

* extra prayer, sacrifices, cleaning and giving clothes away to the poor;

* special Catholic devotions and practices such as extra weekday Masses or Stations of the Cross, etc.

* any other relevant Lenten focus on praying, fasting, giving alms

PLEASE NOTE:

Kindly write about the theme provided. We do not moderate or screen posts but we do reserve the right to exclude your entry from the list of link-up participants should your post be offensive, irrelevant to the link-up theme, contain personal attacks, off-topic articles, articles that are anti-Christ or articles aimed to market products or services.

Thank you.

To participate, please follow these steps:

STEP 1. Write your blog post on the theme, "Keeping LOVE in LENT"

** At the beginning of your blog link-up post, please include the following introduction, along with the Keep Love in LENT button ~~~

**ALSO please include by copying and pasting the names and contacts of the

five hostesses so that all who read your post may have the opportunity

to click to one of us and join in!

"I’m participating in the Keeping LOVE in LENT Blog Link-Up 2014,

hosted by the Catholic Bloggers Network.

We'll be sharing different ways, tips, stories and real-life experiences that will help us focus on

Lenten sacrifices, prayer and good deeds

and how to carry them out with

LOVE instead of a GRUMBLE.

Please scroll to the five hostesses' contact information at

the bottom of my post so that

you can click over to one of them and join in if you'd like!"

STEP 2. Link your post to any of these hostesses' blogs between Monday, March 3 and Monday, March 10:

Monica at Equipping Catholic Families

Equipping Catholic Families on Facebook

Chris at Campfires and Cleats

Campfires and Cleats on Facebook

Tina at Truly Rich Mom

Truly Rich Mom on Facebook

Tracy at A Slice of Smith Life

A Slice of Smith Life on Facebook

Lisa at Home to 4 Kiddos

Home to 4 Kiddos on Facebook

***And bloggers, please remember to copy and paste our info to the bottom of your post so that your readers, who may also blog, can join in the fun and link up.***

All five of us who are hostessing are committed to strong visibility on social media for the benefit of the Catholic Bloggers' Network Lenten link-up. Our blogs are accessible by email subscription as well. We encourage all who participate in the Keep Love in Lent Link-Up to click to all of the hostesses and follow us so that you don't miss updates about the Lenten Link-Up! And besides, we'd love to stay in touch regularly!

STEP 3. Mandatory FOLLOW FRENZY:

We require that all bloggers who link to the Keep Love in Lent Link-Up participate in the FOLLOW FRENZY. We're sorry, but this time around, the follow frenzy is not optional. However, you will have a minimized group of bloggers to click to, read, enjoy and comment upon.

Here's how:

* Once the linky closes on 3/10/14, the admins of the Keep Love linky will email ALL who've linked. We will provide you with info regarding a group to which you will be "assigned."

* You are asked to visit the blogs in your group ( there will be approx 10-12 ) and leave meaningful comments.

* You are asked to visit and comment between Monday 3/10 and Monday 3/17.

~ And that's IT for the participation guidelines.~

Let's make this easy and sum it up:

~ Important Dates~

1. Complete this form by Feb 24, 2014 so that the admins of the Keep Love in Lent Link-Up can assess interest level. This is not a hard and fast commitment; we are just gauging interest.

2. Link your Lenten post between 3/3/14 and 3/10/14 at any of the five hostesses' blogs using the Linky tool.