Shrove Tuesday and We Have to Miss It

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Darn! I'm not sure I've ever missed a Shrove Tuesday at church. We have to though. I had thought we could miss the first game in our bowling league so we could go. I found out that we can't. We are missing a team member and there has to be 3 players there for the games to count. For most years of our Tuesday night bowling it was all family on the team so it was easy to say we're doing this and we will make up the games. This time around it's just me and hubby and the other 2 guys on the team. I totally spaced it off last Tuesday or I could have talked to them about missing tonight and making the games up. For those who don't know Shrove Tuesday is the day before Lent starts in the church season. Some churches call it Fat Tuesday. At our church it almost always biscuits and gravy that's served. You can eat and eat all you want before Lent starts and you give something up for Lent. I don't know much other than that....I know growing up that Catholics only ate fish on Friday's during Lent. The pastor had a good sermon on Lent this past Sunday. I took a lot from it, but mostly that it doesn't have to be some type of food that you give up for Lent. I have chosen to give up computer time each day for more Bible reading time. I'm hoping after the 40 days of Lent it will be a habit that I stick to. Some years back I tried giving up chocolate for Lent. I was kicking myself after church one Sunday at fellowship time. Someone brought brownies. I didn't think about it and just ate one. I learned something new that Sunday......the 40 days of Lent do not count Sunday's. Now, of course pastor told me that most people give things up for the entire time of Lent, but not to be so hard on myself because Sunday's don't count. I've never really tried too hard at actually giving something up for Lent before that year, and haven't since. This is a good year to start and be serious about it.