The real struggle for Lutherans during Lent is that we have no Catholic guilt. I didn't even know people "gave up" anything for Lent until I got to college. (I'm sure I knew Catholics in high school, but I guess they didn't talk about it much.) Believe me, I'm not making light of it. It's just that I really want to give up winter, especially since...
Part of the Lenten routine for many is focused on what we can control. Or perhaps something that tends to get out of control so we really try to give it up for 40 days to prove it doesn't control US. Alcohol, chocolate, caffeine, social media... innocuous things that can become addictive.
I'm not announcing that I'm giving up anything. It happens Lent is coinciding with my attempt to reign in my sugar intake. That's why King Cone was part of my Fat Friday to Tuesday schedule. But my major focus is on this Give It Up and Get It Out of My House decluttering business.
I've talked about it so many times, I have to take action. It's too stressful not to. I especially identified with one woman on the KondoMari video I watched last night. She said, "I can't ever fully relax because I always feel like there's something I should be doing, things I should be going through and getting rid of." That's me. And honestly, to always have it hanging there as this "to do" when I have time just won't cut it. The time is now.
This month marks 18 years in our house. I don't know where all the "stuff" came from in the nearly two decades, but it's here. Sort of like winter, it's not going away any time soon.
But I'd love to say 40 days from now we can view green grass in our front yard from inside a clutter-free home. Pray for me. No matter what your denomination.
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