Hello Lent

So, we're about to embark on the season of Lent.  And this year, I really thought about what I should give up.  I thought about what would challenge me the most, what I could really benefit from missing.  I decided to fast from television.  I have been using TV time as decompression, especially the last couple of months when I've been so tired and drained.  But I don't want TV to become anything I need in my life.  Really, shouldn't my quiet time be my decompression?  Or reading, or taking a bath...

Of course I partake in these activities too, but not as much as if I didn't have TV to conveniently fall back on, to zone out with.  It's not as if I watch a lot during the day, but at night, after Jude's asleep, it's what we do.  (I say "we," but usually Ben is on his mac, sitting next to me as I watch tv).  I'm excited to see what creativity stems from lack of television.  How will we pass the time? I would love to use this time as a spring board to watching less television in the future; I certainly don't want my children attached to it.  

I'm excited about the potential growth in my life.  About what the Lord can do when I have fewer distractions.  I'm sure it will be a challenge at times (Lost!), but isn't that what this whole fasting thing is about?  So, farewell television...