Thursday, February 26, 2009

ashes, ashes (we all fall down.)

She hoped to be wise and reasonable in time; but alas! alas! She must confess to herself that she was not wise yet.—Jane Austen

Nothing is more frightening than a fear you cannot name.—Cornelia Funke

How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.—Annie Dillard

And now it is Lent, a name I always thought was funny as a kid. It was like having a season called “Borrowed.”

There must be some intriguing and brilliant metaphor about what is lent to us during this time before Easter, but I don’t have the mental stamina to puzzle it out. Fill in the blanks as you choose.

Lent always surprises me by coming earlier than I expect. When I can catch it in time, I try to give up something.

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Posted by Jenn Langefeld on 02/26 at 07:16 PM
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