Simply put, faith. And check out the ash-happy job my priest did last year in that photo… impressive, huh? He said I needed extra ashes.
And come this April 5th, look out- don’t get between me and any corn dogs or chicken wings. You have been warned.
But I digress… all of the above are some common ways people sometimes remind themselves of what their faith means to them, and how they arrived at their beliefs. During Lent you, some of your friends, and acquaintances may be giving up chocolate, Diet Coke or Facebook; on Wednesday; February 18th you might see a lot of smudgy, dirty foreheads.
Why?
BustedHalo.com sum it up nicely in about two very jazzy minutes:
In choosing to avoid or give up something that is usually part of my every day life, I have the opportunity to remind myself, multiple times each day, of what my faith means to me. This year, it’s gonna be MEAT. Yow. This will be a toughie. Many times each day I will be reminded to stop and offer a prayer, give thanks, and contemplate my faith.
I’ve never given up coffee… I love my family too much to inflict a cranky, grumpy me on them.
branching out... on a limb 
Im giving up Junk food, which ultimately I believe will help my running and my health. At least for the time being, haha.
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That’ll be a toughie… one year I gave up everything ending in “O’s”- Cheetos, Fritos, Doritos, Funyuns (pretend there’s an ‘o’ at the end).
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