Now to start off with I have never observed Ash Wednesday or Lent. Last year however my pastor and a few friends decided to observe the season of Lent which is the 40 days before Easter. I thought this was really cool and a good remembrance time of what Christ did when he died on the cross for my sins and looking forward to Easter and the celebration of his resurrection. So this year I decided to observe Lent. There are three traditional things observed during Lent; prayer (justice towards God), fasting (justice towards self), and almsgiving (just towards others). With the fasting in mind I will be giving up pop and sweets and also will not be purchasing anything online for the next 40 days. Prayer and focusing on serving others will also be main focuses during this time.
Today has been a really good day. I set my alarm and got up at 6am for my quiet time with God. I got a lot of schoolwork done. Some of the stuff I got done were assignments that I would usually put off until the end of the week and finish under the looming deadline. I went for a walk again and remembered to bring my camera. It was colder than yesterday but still pretty nice and I got some great pictures. Finding the time to post on my blog is always a bonus during the day. One of the items on my list that I have been procrastinating about got worked on. All in all a good day which will be even better with a new episode of Lost to watch.
