Leap Day

I don't remember what I did on this day 4 years ago. It would have been a Thursday and I would have been nannying in Center city. That's about all I can recollect without going back through old pictures to connect the dots. 

It's kind of scary isn't it? Not remembering. Somewhere between today and yesterday my brain has sifted through the meticulous moment and decided what was important and what was not. I do remember one specific thing and that's what I ate for lunch: nothing. 

About 2 weeks ago my church began a 40-day fast in observance of Lent. In general, we are doing 4, 10-day fasts. For the first 10 days I gave up social media. For the current 10 days, I've given up going to the gym. For the next 10 day block I'll be doing a Daniel fast (basically vegan) and for the last 10 days I hope to do just liquids. It'll be hard but it'll be worth the breakthrough.

 In addition to these categories, I've been doing a "Jewish" fast similar to that of their Ramadan holiday. I'm fasting all food from sunrise to sunset. That has been so hard. By 3pm I'm starving. When I come home I've been spending some time in silence and restful prayer. Leaning on Jesus instead of my own vices is a huge weakness of mine. In denying myself food without excuse, I've started to be able to tell myself NO. 

I'm excited to see God move over the next 20+ days. I've got a long list of prayer requests that I keep bringing to Him and asking for help and clarity on. Please say a prayer for me if you think of it.