Comments on: To be honest…

By: Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:16:09 +0000

so, so true Shannon! While technology certainly has benefits it really has
changed the shape of the typical American family, especially the children.
Saying prayers for your next delivery and so glad you found my blog =)

By: Shannon

Shannon — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:12:47 +0000

I just fumbled onto this blog from the mom's toolbox blog. I love the honesty you have shared in this post! I recently deactivated my Facebook account. I've never wondered onto Twitter, Facebook was addicting enough for me. I too was feeling like I was spending WAY too much time on the internet trying to “connect” with other people and it was causing me to disconnect with God in the process. I also found that my family suffered because of this as well. I have to admit, almost everyday I want to log on and see what's going on, but to be quite honest I was so unimpressed with the things I was reading on there that I found the people I had befriended were really disappointing me. I think all this “reconnecting” with people has caused us all to “disconnect” with people more. We are no longer talking about the important things in our lives as much as we are just reading how people feel at the moment and wasting our time scrolling through all the gossip!
As far as the raising tweens part…I feel for ya! My children are still small. 3 and 4 1/2 and one due in a few weeks. We have chosen to be a homeschooling family and have started this year with preschool with the first two. This decision was made because we wanted to be the primary role models for our children, not society and the children they go to school with. We want to raise them in a Christian home and away from all the junk that so many other kids have these days. I just don't know how parents are going to do it in a public school setting. Part of me is excited to homeschool my kids until the Lord tells me they need to go to school (if he ever does) and the other part of me is terrified! I had never planned to homeschool, EVER, and was honestly looking forward to a little break when all my kids were enrolled in school. Now the thought of being with them all the time is daunting, but the Lord has shown us that it is the way for our family if we want to remain Christ centered.
It's going to be a lot of work to keep the focus for our family on Christ, but it can be done. With all the new technology, tv's in bedrooms, video games, cell phones, computers, iPod's, DVD players in cars all the “great” new things out there that are supposed to make our lives easier, I believe they are all traps by the enemy himself to steal the attention of our families away from what God originally intended a family to share, and that's each other.
I would encourage you to really think hard about the things you allow into your house, it seems like the more things there are the less of your children you see.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 02:30:01 +0000

amen, Carissa! Your story really touched me!

By: carissa

carissa — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 02:00:10 +0000

what a great post. it's so easy to talk about the easy stuff… glad you are willing to be transparent! i know it will/does bring much glory to the Lord. thank you so much for sharing part of your story with me and telling me that you've shared some similar pains that i have. it really meant the world to me! thank goodness our God turns our mourning/despair into joy and dancing!!!

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:38:03 +0000

ouch! It is helpful to know we aren't alone in fighting this social media
monster though, right?

By: Lisa B @ simply His

Lisa B @ simply His — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:36:33 +0000

Ok, that 2nd one slapped me in the face. Time for me to get honest too – I have been spending too much time on Twitter and avoiding the stuff I need to be doing. Thanks for the honesty.

By: DancerKerry

DancerKerry — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:55:33 +0000

Loved your Tuesday blog. Totally from the heart. And it sure matches up with my experiences, so I'm sure others too. I tried to comment but that feature didn't seem to work. Thanks for sharing.

By: 7ClownCircus

7ClownCircus — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:11:54 +0000

good luck on your path. I know you'll do a great job.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:21:58 +0000

thank you Beth. Doing the right thing certainly is not always the fun
thing. I appreciate the prayers!

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:21:18 +0000

facebook for lent…I can do it. (with God's help)..thanks for the
suggestion!