To the Cross: Travelogue

So I'm out of flavour country headed with some intentionality towards Easter. Two things: On the one hand giving up coffee has been good for me in a lot of ways. Overall I think I feel better - no energy ups and downs. And it's nice to not be dependent on it. It's also somewhat liberating to not pull through every drive through I pass. And it was a good choice in terms of lent because not having something you like on a regular basis (on purpose) works as a good reminder - to spend time reflecting, repenting.

On the other hand, I have to admit that life is a little bit more boring without coffee. It definitely makes a lot of things more enjoyable: breakfast, reading, dessert, driving . . .

But, once Easter is here I am toying with the idea of keeping the coffee-freeness up. Giving things up can be really liberating. It has made me start to consider giving up some more things, making more space, making more God-room.

Lent me a Mulligan

Are there mulligans allowed during lent? I'd been eying up lent as it approached. Only I guess I took my eye off the ball, and lent is here and I didn't notice . . . and I had coffee today. That's not a big deal, except . . . this year I'm going to give up coffee for lent (yes! until Easter! in anticipation of Easter!) I was going to kind of ease into my coffee fast, but due to miscalculations - I am cold turkey as of right now. And with your gracious permission I will accept a mulligan for today's lapse.