in considering Lent..

Lent is never something that I have ever really done before, always thought it was more of a Catholic thing. But alas, this year a lot of people from my church are doing it so I think I will to.

It took me a really long time to decide the best thing to give up.

I thought about coffee.. but I don't really even like coffee

or tv.. but i don't really watch tv anyways

then i thought about giving up desserts or chocolate or cookies from the dining center

but that seemed too easy..

then I thought about giving up superfluous internet use, and only using it for homework and email... way too hard

maybe I would just give up facebook stalking or scoping in general....

but none of these choices really seemed right.

Then my dear friend made a suggestion that she had found on someone else's facebook page :)

To only drink water.

Give up all other beverages for 40 days.

This I can do, but it won't be easy, but I think that is the point. I generally don't drink very much besides chocolate soy-milk with EVERY meal, occasionally juice, and hot chocolate, tea, and coffee for those long architecture nights.

But I know when those nights come I will just have to rely on Jesus to give me the strength and energy to finnish them, instead of relying on caffeine.

All very doable.

And so thus my Lent journey begins...