changing lanes

{day 2 of social media fast, this is harder than it seems}

i want to check my facebook, plain and simple. pathetic, and true. while we're at it i also want to check pinterest, and jami nato's blog, and kelle hamton's blog, and every other blog i follow (which is too many to list)

i'm realizing just how deeply this social networking infused my life. i'm ashamed to realize the amount of precious time wasted on seeing what the rest of the 'world' was up to.

"life is short" a saying we hear all too often. these words regained their potency as i lost a dear classmate this week to a skiing accident.

she was 24.

she died very unexpectedly.

life is short.

i wish i felt the same urgency to check in with God as I do to check my facebook. do you find yourself feeling the same way? while facebook itself is not evil, it can rob people of their time, and self worth. i was flirting with addiction, and at what cost?

what if i utilized that time checking in with the God who created and loved me? what if that time was spent in prayer and devotion? what if that time was spent thinking about others? what if that time was all spent looking in awe at the precious baby boy who graced my life 11 months ago or spent with the husband God blessed me with 3 1/2 years ago?

while media fast is proving to be more than i bargained for, i have this crazy suspicion that on day 30 i'm going to say "that was so worth it".