Bye-Bye Facebook

I did it! I actually did it! I deleted my Facebook account.

Some of you are probably thinking *GASP! She did what? How will she survive?Why would she do such a crazy thing like that!*

Well, I am going to be honest, very honest with you.

1. I was not being the wife and mother that God has called me to be.  I was wasting to much of the precious time that He has given me glued to Facebook and the blessing that He gave me were suffering.  It reminds me of a poem that my Mom taught me as a little girl that is really convicting!

 I have only just a minute.

Only sixty seconds in it.

Forced upon me, can’t refuse it.

Didn’t seek it, didn’t choose it.

But it’s up to me to use it.

I must suffer if I lose it.

Give account if I abuse it.

Just a tiny little minute,

but eternity is in it.

2. I was spending more time and being more religious reading Facebook updates then I was reading and spending time with my Saviour.  He deserves first place in my life.  He did incredible things to give me the promise of eternal life with Him, why am I not praising and spending more time with Him?!

3. I was tired of having to “keep up” and “be someone”.  I wanted to just be me.  I wanted have the quiet, carefree, stress free, simple life once again!  

So, I’m Facebook free! Our family is Facebook free.  Our thoughts after experiencing this way of life for a little while...

We are spending more time making our good marriage a GREAT marriage.

We are getting to bed on time!

We are spending more time encouraging, teaching and enjoying our children.

We are creating new memories and enjoying life with both of us paying full attention.

We are enjoying yummy, healthy and delicious meals.

We are enjoying a clean, neat and tidy home.

We are missing events and important announcements that are appearing on Facebook    group pages, but that is of a tiniest bit of importance, because living a fresh life is more satisfactory than missing a couple of events.

I’ll admit, Mr. Man was in shock when I told him that I deleted Facebook.  I had to repeat myself because of the “Pardon?” (accompanied by a blank stare) that I received when I first told him.  His response “Babe I’m proud of you! I’ve been waiting five years for this!”  Wow! I didn’t know that it had become that bad!  After half a week without Facebook Mr. Man brought me home a beautiful bouquet of red roses!  He makes me smile!

To be honest, the first few days of being Facebook free were hard.  Very hard.  I was constantly wondering what was the newest status that everyone was commenting on, who had cute new pictures up and which friends actually cared enough to notice that I wasn’t on Facebook anymore (Vain, I know!).  After the first couple of days things got much better.  I no longer was creating everything we did into a Facebook status update in my mind, I was no longer curious about status and pictures, because I knew that if something very important happened, I would find out eventually.

These days, I am enjoying my life, my husband and my sweet Little Sprouts.  Life is becoming a beautiful and wonderful life and my eyes are constantly being opened to all the blessings in my life.  Blessing that I never even realized before.  I am putting my time and energy into my family and my house (you should see me go!).  

I feel free.  I feel happy.  I feel blessed beyond measure.

My only regret - not deleting Facebook the day I met Mr. Man!

*I am not and will not judge anyone who has Facebook.  I ask you to not judge me either.  I was honest with you and shared my reasons.  My reason will not be your reasons.  We are all created differently with different needs, wants, strengths and weaknesses.  Facebook was my weakness.  I may join Facebook again someday, but for now, my God given responsibility is to be the best wife and mother that I can be, with all He has given me, to this family He has blessed me with.*