Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, a time of
preparation for Easter set aside by the church. I am choosing to observe Lent this year by giving up
a couple of things that I enjoy daily and by making time in my schedule to
write. Though I know I will miss
the things I am giving up, and I know daily writing time will be a challenge to
find (hello the sixth sense toddlers have about Mom waking up early!!), I am
feeling something today that I didn’t anticipate at all: freedom.
I have been hoping to make some changes in my daily life for
a while now, but with life steam rolling along at top speed it can seem impossible to stop
and change direction. It is
easy for me to look at my life and see all the ways I don’t have freedom to
choose how to spend my time. This Lenten season has offered me something I have
needed: a reason outside of myself to act on my desire for change within my
life.
Our church has been going through a series lately called:
Less is More. The main point is
that we need less of ourselves and more of God in our lives. It is my prayer and sincere hope that
the structure of Lent will help me to live more for God and less for myself,
and that in doing so I will grow in love and joy in my relationship with Jesus and as I serve those around me.
It is good to be writing again. I hope to write a more personal family update here at some
point, but today the main goal was simply to begin.
And so I have.
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