It's not always about giving up....

As many of you know today is Fat Tuesday & tomorrow beings the 40 days of Lent. While most people sacrifice a vice, like the sacrifice that Christ made while he trekked the desert for 40 days, you do not have to "give up" things. You can commit to make yourself a better person, you can commit to work on relationships with Christ, family, friends, etc.

And I'm sure you know I am not Catholic & I do not know the "in's & out's" of Lent, but I am up for any reason to make myself a better person. I am going to do more than one thing for Lent and I am blogging about it to help keep myself accountable. I sure hope that when the Monday after Easter rolls around I continue to carry on with the GOOD that I have committed to and I won't miss the not so good I have left behind.

• I am going to read to my boys every single night.
• I am going to attend Church.
• I am NOT going yell & lose my temper, instead stop and ask God for self-control.
• I am gong to shut off my computer at 6:00p & spend the time that I would have been on the computer doing nothing, with my family. (Now this does not mean that I won't be online after 6:00, I just won't be on here aimlessly doing nothing.)
• I am going to keep my laundry done & my house tidy
• I am going to blog 3 times a week
• I am going to avoid MWOP & JM (sorry not everyone know what I am talking about here, but if you do... you should do the same thing :))
• Donate to charity

At the end of the 40 days I hope that I am 100% successful. If not I hope that I am at least a little bit better of a person. I guess that is really all that matters, Right?

So, are you giving up or committing to do something up for lent? If so, I would love to hear what you are doing & why.

All my love-

Whitney