
Lent is upon us!
It is hard to believe but Lent starts this Wednesday as our ashes are applied. As a child, I always attempted to give up a food I liked and found the fast lasted about three days. I think that's because I didn't understand what Lent was really about. I played the martyr and wanted everyone to 'see' the wonderful sacrifice I was making. Talk about pride! However, even as an adult I struggle with the concept of Lent. What to give up? Then I remembered something said by a nun in