Stepping Away From Facebook

We are doing a new series in church, starting this Sunday. It follows along with a daily devotional book, called Vertical with Jesus. Each day starts out with a verse, followed with a devotion, then followed by several action steps and how to pray for that specific day. In addition, I have been doing a c-class at church on Thursday nights with some women of the church which is following a series called The Life Ready Woman. Then along with both of those, my return from Nicaragua (which I haven't quite figured out how I want to write about my experience, but will eventually) have all convicted me to give up Facebook (at least for now).

I feel like I haven't posted or shared as many photos as I used to on Facebook, so in a way, I've been taking a step back (somewhat) from it. I feel like I am spending too much time scrolling through useless news feed to keep up with what other people are doing or what new items certain boutiques are selling, etc. I found that in Nicaragua where I had rarely any contact with the outside world via technology, I didn't really miss it that much. I was more focused on my mission in Nicaragua and spending time with God and people that mattered at the moment/time. I wasn't "bored" and just decided to pull up my Facebook because I "didn't have anything better to do." One, I couldn't, and two, what did it matter?

I have realized recently, after doing the daily devotions or going through the workbook in my c-class that Facebook kept popping up in my head as a time waster!  I'm not being productive in my household or spending enough time with my girls or on my marriage. Instead of checking my Facebook page a million times and seeing the same thing over and over again, I should be spending that time praying, listening to God, playing with my girls, spending time with my husband (undivided attention), or taking care of myself by making time to go to the gym, etc.

So, not because of the Lenten season or because Bobby thinks it's a GREAT idea (which I'm sure he does because he gets on my case about it OFTEN), but because I want to make a purposeful choice to do the things or focus on the things I have written above. I will still keep up with my photography page, but no longer my personal page for an undefined amount of time, it could be a month, a year, forever...that I don't really know at this time.  I would deactivate it, but that prevents me from keeping up with anyone that may contact me on my photography side of Facebook and at this time I don't feel the need to give that up.

I will keep blogging, which I have been REALLY bad about, but my blog I feel highlights the moments  that I want to keep track of since this is basically my kids' 'baby book.'  So feel free to follow me on here, if you'd like to keep up with what the girls are doing and how they are growing as I will always continue to update this when I can.  Also, you can always text me, call me, or email me! :)

I know this will be a good change, but also a temptation that I will need to conquer with God's help since I feel like I use Facebook way too much and in a way is sort of (or is) an addiction!