Timing it right

Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use            of the time.

Colossians 4:5 


Ready for the time change? We always see it as losing a whole hour of sleep and dread when this change comes. Change can be good though. Instead of looking at it as loosing an hour, think about it as getting the chance to start tomorrow sooner:)
First Sunday of Lent, here we come.

Words of wisdom

How much better to get wisdom than gold,                              to get insight rather than silver!

Proverbs 16:16


Sounds like a fortune cookie doesn't it? I wonder who decides what goes in those cookies. They make often make you think about things you wouldn't have ever thought. Even more often, they are things that have forever been on your mind, we just don't always know how to word it. How did Matthew, Mark, Luke, John and all the others know how to put to words what became the Bible? 

Genesis 29:20 & Relativity

So Jacob served 7 years to get Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.

 Genesis 29:20

"Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. That's relativity"

Albert Einstein 

Getting comfortable with the uncomfortable

First day of lent, and already I've had to resist getting onto Facebook. I'm pretty sure I've come up with at least 20 status updates since I got up this morning. Out of habit, I even clicked on where I have it bookmarked and almost started to log-in. It's hard stuff, but hey, that's the whole purpose of this. We are getting the chance to get comfortable with what makes us uncomfortable. It's you trying to breakout of the box of habits to reflect upon them. The whole reason we give up lent is so that me way do as Jesus did. We are preparing ourselves for his death.

It's hard to know sometimes what is the best way to do this. What is the right way to fast or give up something for lent? Honestly... there is no true answer. Not even people back in the day(think 5th Century, Socrates) really had a definite answer. The Church  has very nicely set rules for how, who and when to fast. But what you personally sacrifice is up to you. It really is. No one can judge you or should influence your decision. It's just you, yourself and God. Simple enough? And it doesn't always have to be a sacrifice. You can make a promise to do something, such as pray the Rosary once a week or try to attend adoration at your church (I especially, really, a lot, like you have no idea, love adoration!) . If you don't already, just promising to say a prayer everyday is a beautiful start. If you want to share, comment and let me know what you have given up or take the nice little poll on <--that side.

I'm really glad I got to go to mass early before school this morning. Even got a funny look from the Shipley's guy this morning because of the ashes (or maybe because he thought I was getting 3 donuts instead of 2). They lasted the whole day though, they're still there, nicely smudged and all:) Happy first day of lent! 1 day down, only 39ish to go.

On the day before...

In these days of Lenten season...

I am giving up Facebook.

I am giving up Facebook and am to begin blogging. What's the difference? Well, when I log onto the infamous social network I first look to see if there is a little red notification box on the top left corner. Then I move onto my news feed, scrolling all the way down to make sure I haven't missed anything. Following that, I look at pictures that have been uploaded. I am focusing on the lives of others. The lives they have chosen to share with the world wide web and anyone on it. The thing is, our attention needs to be refocused. It's nice and convenient to be informed of all 670 of my friends with one simple scroll of the mouse. However, the person I need to be most focused on isn't on Facebook. He has several hundred pages and groups, but I can't log on and start up a chat with him. He's not so much a person, but a being. He is the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth  of all that is seen and unseen (Nicene Creed). Yea. Its God. But really, think about it. How much time do you spend on Facebook? On Yahoo? On Skype? On that one website you can spend hours on for no reason? (Mine is ModCloth). Think about it. Now, how much time to you spend praying? Talking to God? Reading the Bible? Honestly, the time I spend on any technological source is so much more than the amount of time I should be focusing on God. It's because of this that I have decided to integrate technology with God. I am giving up Facebook for lent to instead blog about my Lenten journey this season. In the process, my goal is to grow in my faith and my knowledge of it. Right now, I plan to post something everyday. Based on my failed past endeavors to keep a diary though, I am not sure how well that will work, but I will try my best. What's the harm in trying? There's no where to go but up, right? (Get it? Up, as in Heaven... haha... funny right?) So as of tomorrow, I will be away from the social utility that connects people with friends and instead connecting myself to the universal entity that connects people with Him. In documenting my journey and preparation, I hope I not only grow, but also influence others (you) who read this. Have a question? Let me know. Comments? Post them. Catholic? Great. Not? Awesome. Let's just see where these 40 days of blogging go. Amen.

In the planning...

Begin to plan your days. Start with something simple.