Tonight will be my official last post for Lent 2023.  I have written nightly for the past 45 days so now I would like to reflect on what I have learned.  I do feel like this process has been a game-changer for me, in a multitude of ways.  I went from a “cultural Catholic” back to a proud Catholic.  I went from someone who used Covid and germs as an excuse to stay away from mass, to now finding myself compelled to go back.  My journey writing this Lenten season has helped my soul in so many ways.  Since biblically 8 is thought to represent new life, resurrection, and new beginnings, I thought that would be a fitting number for my list.         

  1.  I learned things I am embarrassed to say I didn’t already now.  Facts about Jesus and the church that you would have expected a Catholic school graduate to know. 
  2. I learned new and surprising things about Jesus and the church that most people don’t know.  Radical facts that blew my mind.    
  3. I learned patience and observed myself fighting less with my loved ones.
  4. I learned I cannot write without constantly snacking (which is why tonight’s Good Friday post will be less jazzy than most, since I cannot indulge).    
  5. I learned how much I love writing, as I adored every single second of it throughout this Lenten season. 
  6. I learned how to be an active participant in my relationship with God, rather than passively going through the motions. 
  7. I learned that challenging your faith isn’t a bad thing and on the flip side, blind faith isn’t a good thing. 
  8. I learned that writing is a passion of mine I have no plans of quitting. 

I am so grateful to everyone who has taken the time to read my humble blog and those who have encouraged and supported me in this process.  I do plan on continuing to write through the Easter season, although nightly I probably cannot sustain.  So, you will probably be hearing from me three days a week, since you know, God loves the number three.  I wish everyone a blessed Easter holiday.  Godspeed!