Ah Lent… That time of year when those of Christian faiths around the worlds “give up” something before Easter, to commemorate Jesus’ 40 days in the desert. (Where I am sure, if he had just stopped to ask for directions, would have been a week, maybe two, tops!) As a kid, we would choose to give up chocolate, or TV, or more often hitting and pinching each other – trust me, as the oldest of four siblings, that one was the hardest! Now, I am what you would call a C-GINO (Catholic Girl In Name Only) kind of gal. I don’t go to church regularly, I did not baptize my children and as you can guess, I have some serious issues with some of the more rigid teachings and doctrines of the Catholic church. But Lent? Somehow Lent has always meant something for me and this year is no...
