I’m doing it. I’m really doing it.
I’m giving up social networking for Lent. I’m saying goodbye to the Facebook and the Twitter beginning this Ash Wednesday. I’ll see y’all again Easter Sunday. That’s, April 8th, friends. That’s more than six weeks. I’d be lying to say it’s going to be easy. It’s not. Truth is, I LOVE keeping up with your crazy lives and posting pics and statuses to keep you up with mine. I mean, I love y’all. I do.
I love the cute pics of your toddler jumping in puddles.
The pics of your husband obliging you by posing for a “Facebook shot” on your date night.
The funny thing your seven year old said on the way to school.
The awesome job your daughter did on her school project.
The pic of the fabulous meal you cooked.
I love it all.
The hardest part for me will be not being aware of your immediate prayer needs. So, I’m asking that you email me any time I can pray for you. Email me at durstee@aol.com. Yes, I’m still AOL. You might call AOL old school and lame. I call it loyalty. So, there.
I’ve asked Kris to hold me accountable in this. As a matter of fact, I’m letting him change my password on both accounts and not tell me what it is until Easter Sunday. He will only share it with my mom. And, that lady is a dadgum vault.
That being said, I’m going to be blogging during these next six weeks. Because, some of you read my posts and connect to them through Facebook and Twitter, Kris or my sweet momma will be posting the link to the blogs on my Facebook account. It won’t be me. So, I won’t see your comments, wall posts, messages, etc. I will only be checking my email. And, you’ve got that now, right? Right.
So, why give up social networking? Why not sugar? Or television? Or exercise? (I only jest on that last one. Ahem.) Well, if I’m honest. My Junior Mint consumption takes up a whole five seconds of my day. I can inhale them like no other. So, really. Where’s the sacrifice in that?
And, television? Sure. I’ll sacrifice The Wiggles, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Big Time Rush, and Victorious.
This is truly a sacrifice for me. And, I plan to spend the time away by giving it to the people I come into contact with each day. I plan to spend it with my husband and children. I plan to spend it seeking His face. And, while I have a little anxiety in giving it up, I have greater excitement as to what He will open my eyes to. And, what He will do in and through me. That’s why I want to continue blogging. I want to be able journal what I see, feel, and do as I become more sensitive to the Spirit during this time.
If you have decided to fast for Lent, what are you giving up?
Lent is a time when Christians prepare for Easter by observing a period of fasting and spiritual discipline. Disclaimer: God won’t love you any less if you don’t fast. That’s just not His style. It’s a personal choice. So, don’t judge anyone who doesn’t fast, m’kay?
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