Lent

For over a week now I have been contemplating what I'm going to do for lent.  The main idea is to give something up for 40 days.  In the past I have given up pop, sweets and coffee, which all didn't last that long.  I was able to give up pop easily, but the coffee was a different story.
So this year i'm going to work on what I'm going to do to make the next 40 days more enjoyable for me and the people around me. I think that giving up something is a little over rated.  So here is my list:

1. Do my devotions every day
2. Spend at least 30 minutes a week reading about the Catholic Religion
3. Only cook 3-4 times a week
4. Play guitar at least once a week
5. Start a new book that will help Matt's and my relationship

Now these may seem kinda odd to some people so let me explain a little.  The devotions are pretty much explanatory, I'm currently doing the "read the bible in one year" where you read a little bit everyday.  I have actutally started this over a month ago but was never good and reading every day.  For the last two weeks I have done really great, and just missed one day once.
In a previous post I mentioned that I'm trying ot learn about the Catholic Religion and so that is where my second goal comes in. I"m not going to try to do something extreme like reading for an hour a day because I know I will most likely fail.
I decided on the cooking goal for two reasons.  The first is that it stresses me out to think about cooking a meal everynight and the second is that if I cook every night we have lots of left over food that never really get's eaten so it is a waste of money.  By only cooking 3-4 times a week I will be less stressed and the leftovers will be eaten so we won't waste food and money.
For those of you who don't know I do own a guitar and I love playing it but I find my weeks so busy that I never really play it. So I want to start playing again.
I"m not sure what book I'm going to start yet to help matt's and my relationship but I will find one soon.
So here are my five goals.  They might not be some extreme goals but that is the whole point. I don't want to fail, I want to accomplish all of these so that I can get in a routine of doing them daily.

Catholicism

Since I'm going to marry someone who was raised Catholic I have decided to look more into that religion.  I have no desire at all to convert in any way shape or form from my religion but i figured it is now time for me to get to know the Catholic religion.  Since I'm just getting re-acquainted with my faith i have decided this would be a perfect time to read up on the Catholic religion. I can read a little about my religion and a little about the Catholic religion at the same time.   Luckily my participants family is Catholic.  Thus i was able to sit down and get some books from them, along with talk about the Catholic religion and some of the mis conceptions that people have about it.
So If any of you out there have any tips on the Catholic religion that you think i need to know about go ahead and comment on this blog and let me know. Thanks

God protect me from your followers...

There is one thing you should absolutely know about me...I hate driving!!!  Pretty much all of my pet peeves have to do with driving.  I hate it when people down turn on their lights whey they are supposed to, I hate it when people drive right on your tail, I hate it when people stop and only leave 6 inches between your car and their car.  And the list goes on and on.  Yesterday I was on my way home from work, right in the middle of rush hour traffic.  I came to a stop at a major stop light.  All of a sudden this truck pulled up in the lane next to me and the first thing I noticed about it was that it was covered in bumper stickers.    I knew I had time before the light changed so I decided to read what this person decided to display on their truck.  The one that jumped out at me the most was one that said "God protect me from your followers".  My first reaction was that it disturbed me.  My next thought was "maybe they didn't put all of these stickers on their truck".  Then I saw another sticker that said "If your not naked stay away from the truck". My third thought was "I really wish I could get out of this car go over there, knock in their window and say 'I'll pray for you'". Even though I knew this is the last thing they would want.   The light finally turned green and the rest of the way home I was deep in thought. I pondered to myself why would something like that disturb me.  I came to the realization that it's because so many people have the wrong idea about religion.  Then I realized that so many religious people don't really know what the bible says.  I will admit that i'm one of those people.  That is why I have made the commitment to read the bible in one year and finally know what the bible says.
It amazes me that some simple bumper sticker could remind me why I made the commitment to get to know my religion more.  One little sticker made me question what kind of person I really am and helped encourage me to keep going on it.

Introduction

For those of you who are reading this, thank you.  I was driving in my car today and realized that making my own blog would be a good thing for you.  It could be a place where I could share the crazy things that go on in my life, along with getting some helpful advice from people.  In a sense this is a place where I can write down my thoughts.  I probably won't blog a lot since i'm so busy between school and work but  I guess we will see how this goes.  Thanks to all who is reading this.