Chocolent.

Today is the first day of lent! You guys are probably thinking, "Omg, Is she Catholic now?" Ha, you might not really be thinking that, but no, I'm not Catholic, nor am I considering being Catholic, but the concept of lent is very intriguing.

This past Sunday, that cold white stuff that falls from the sky prevented us from getting to our usual church on time. With a friend coming alllll the way to Alfred from Houghton, we were forced to wait so she could drive safely and we could attend church together, what a brave soul she is!

Anyhoo, while considering our options, we figured we'd be about 20 minutes late to any church we could think of, but then Alyssa (that brave soul) had an idea, "How about the Catholic church?"

After a moment of hesitation I responded, "Umm, oh kay. That's better than nothin' I guess."

So, off we went! This was the second time I have been to a Catholic service, I believe it is called Mass? and I'm not going to lie, I wasn't particularly excited, but its always interesting to see how people choose to connect with God in different ways. <-- controversial?

Catholic services are short: stand up, sit down, sing a little, pray, listen, communion, etc. Basically, you do what you gotta do and then you are free to go, not to bad. But! This day, when the priest mentioned lent, the congregation seemed to liven up the ever so tiniest bit. I'm not sure why, really. Were they excited? Were they surprised? Alarmed? Scared? I don't know.

But then I got to thinkin', "Hmmmm, lleeennnnttttt. What would I give up?" It didn't really take me long to figure out that I would give up chocolate, ha. Then I figured, why not? Its pretty much just a little fast, I could totallyyyyy give up chocolate for 40 days for God!

The priest made us take little lent booklets on our way out. No big deal. Then later we talked about lent a little bit further. I spose I'll try it!

Since I pretty much want chocolate alll the time, this will give me a good opportunity to rely on God for something I take for granted. Every time I want chocolate, which happens a lot I'll be reminded of God's huge sacrifice and I will rely on His strength to give Him my tiny one.

So, I got the little book, day one: I wrote down my sacrifices, let's see how this thing goes!