Fat Tuesday

Today is Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent.  Also known as Shrove Tuesday (but Fat Tuesday sounds much more fun!) in many protestant circles, Fat Tuesday is a day set aside for indulging and decadence before the denial and commitment of Lent.  For many, pancakes are the official food of the day, and as I sit here writing this morning I am wishing my friend Teresa Reep Tysinger was here to make me the chocolate chip/banana pancakes I have heard so much about!  Just that picture makes me want to commit gluttony...   :)

One particular Mardi Gras in Kissimmee, Jill Augenblick, Andrew Lewis, Debbie Davis and I put together a Fat Tuesday pancake supper for FUMC-K.  We invited people to wear beads and festive clothing.  Families and groups were invited to create miniature Mardi Gras floats (they had to fit through our Fellowship Hall door!) and we had our own parade, followed by worship together.  We drew a much larger crowd than anyone expected; I never did get a pancake that night!  It was a great lead in to a wonderful time of year in the church- preparing for the high holy day of Easter.

So enjoy your day of decadence, and begin to prepare your heart for the season of Lent.  There is no better time to focus your heart and your thoughts on Jesus!

Because of Jesus,