Ash Wednesday falls on Valentines Day, February 14th in 2018. Easter is on April 1st- no fooling - so it's quiet the Lenten season. My invitation to you for 2018 is to "swim upstream". Don't be so conformed to the culture that you miss this day of to start out your lenten journey. Celebrate Valentine's Day early this year on "Fat Tuesday"/Mardi Gras- Tuesday February 13. The restaurants won't be as crowded, babysitters should be available and this will free you to enter into this season of Lent- marked. When marked with the cross of ashes you will be reminded that there is a LOVE that isn't wrapped in chocolate, signified by red roses and for which there is no Hallmark card. This LOVE wil