Of all the crazy things I’ve done in my life, giving up tortilla chips for Lent has been the craziest thing I’ve done. Running a marathon, homeschooling my children these are nothing compared to giving up tortilla chips for Lent. I thought I would stretch myself, force myself to focus on sacrifice, be a good Catholic and give something meaningful up for Lent. For me, that would be tortilla chips. The bargaining has already begun and it’s only Day Three.
“Fritos are not tortilla chips, right?”
“Crunchy crackers are not tortilla chips.”
“I know! I can eat Pringles, pretzels or Sun Chips.”
“What if I put cheese on top of the tortilla chips? They would then be nachos. Nachos are not tortilla chips.”
This is not going very well at all. I’m hungry all the time. Exactly how many tortilla chips was I eating? Seriously, I’m eating the same amount of food. How could I be so hungry? I also realized that giving up tortilla chips means that I can’t walk into a Mexican restaurant with their endless baskets of tortilla chips. It will probably take me some time to figure out something else to fill the void created by the tortilla chips, something healthy, such as, celery sticks, but all I can think about is tortilla chips. Obviously, this is a serious addiction. Right now I’m wondering, if I should continue with the idea of giving up tortilla chips or think of something else. How is constantly thinking about tortilla chips helping me to focus on my relationship with Jesus? I’m working on this. Never would I have thought that something this simple could be so hard.
I feel for you! I am a chips and salsa lover for sure. Just think of the graces you'll receive if you keep on keeping on! :)
ReplyDeleteThat is hilarious! I bet you thought it was going to be easy!
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