LENT. When I asked my kids, "What is Lent?" I got these answers.

My five year old said, "What? I don't know."

My eight year old said, "It's where you fast or give up something."

5yr, "I run really fast."

8yr, "It's like Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday is not fun and Lent is not fun."

5yr, "It rhymes with BENT!"

My eleven year old said, "Lent is a time to focus on God and set aside other things in the world."

Lots of questions came up! Why do we give up things during lent? Why do we put ashes on our heads? Do other people give things up too?

We started a great discussion today that I hope will continue through the entire season. Then, 11yr said, "Let's send a blog so other people can do this too!"

So we are starting this lent devotion blog. Every day, we will share what we do or talk about. You can do and talk about the same things. Then tell us what you learned (or what you found funny). We are not experts. We are a family who loves Jesus and wants to learn more about him so we can serve him. And we are guessing you are the same kind of family!

Ask your kids what they think LENT is all about! Tell us about it. And, look for our next post on Ash Wed.