{"id":231,"date":"2013-02-11T10:32:24","date_gmt":"2013-02-11T16:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.familydill.com\/wordpress\/?p=231"},"modified":"2013-02-11T10:32:24","modified_gmt":"2013-02-11T16:32:24","slug":"faith-and-lent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familydill.com\/wordpress\/2013\/02\/11\/faith-and-lent\/","title":{"rendered":"Faith and Lent."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Small disclaimer before I begin. This blog posts automatically to Facebook. <\/p>\n<p>Well lent is upon us, and once again I&#8217;m thinking about what I should do or not do this year. For many years I gave up things. Then I didn&#8217;t participate at all. Last year, I followed a Lenten reading and read the New Testament in 40 days. Incredible feet for me.<\/p>\n<p>So this year I&#8217;m choosing to read again and follow the Lenten plan. But what sacrifice do I make? What will be a true test of my faithfulness? I love TV, but there are three other people in this house so that&#8217;s not likely going to work. Certain foods or beverages seem to have little meaning. So for me, my answer is Facebook. <\/p>\n<p>My normal day consists of waking up checking email and Facebook. Get to work look at Facebook on break and sometimes not on break, on my phone, big No-No since I&#8217;m not allowed to have my phone on the call floor. Then come home and stalk Facebook as I watch TV. Days off are worse, more time for Facebook. This is a big distraction when there is laundry to do and other housework etc. it&#8217;s my drug so to speak.<\/p>\n<p>So I also thought I would take this time to journal a little more and about this journey. Hence the disclaimer before I began this post. Although I&#8217;m not on Facebook, my posts still will be. So armed with my readings and help from all of my friends and family, I&#8217;m ready to start this journey lasting 40 days and 40 nights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Small disclaimer before I begin. This blog posts automatically to Facebook. Well lent is upon us, and once again I&#8217;m thinking about what I should do or not do this year. For many years I gave up things. Then I &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.familydill.com\/wordpress\/2013\/02\/11\/faith-and-lent\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-faith"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2m8F1-3J","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":236,"url":"https:\/\/www.familydill.com\/wordpress\/2013\/02\/19\/lent-week-one\/","url_meta":{"origin":231,"position":0},"title":"Lent Week One","author":"Kris Dill","date":"February 19, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Okay your sick of the disclaimer, but please understand I'm really not on Facebook, this is an automatic feed from RSS Graffiti. 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