This time of year I always have trouble figuring out what I want to give up. This year, I am taking that above and beyond. This year, I am giving up junk food (broad, I know) which includes Girl Scout cookies and soda. I always snack way too much, and now is my chance to kick start my diet. This year however, I am also giving up Facebook. As a matter of fact by the time you are reading this, it will already be deactivated. I spend way too much time "stalking" people of the past or trying to follow what everyone is doing. Now, I can focus on much needed things that need to be done around my home and spend the precious time with my daughter. Will I be back, I don't know yet. My husband says he gives me a week before I go crazy without it, makes me feel like I was addicted to it or something. I usually don't stick to anything for Lent, but this year, this year I want it to be different. I want to succeed in giving up the small sacrifices that I chose. Jesus made the biggest sacrifice for all of us, to give up Facebook and junk food seems kind of trivial to me. So, if you get a chance today, please say a prayer for me that I can stick with my sacrifices.
On another note, My cousin Autumn stopped by for a visit yesterday with a surprise visitor. I had no idea who it was and it was killing me. Well, much to my amazement it was my cousin....
SABRINA!! I haven't seen her in like 6 years, so the fact that she wanted to see the sweet babes was awesome! We hung out for like an hour and it was great seeing her. We talked about a trip down there to visit, but not until Makayla can enjoy Disney (we are thinking about Jan 2013).
Well, I better get ready for work. Have a great Hump Day! Happy Ash Wednesday!
5 comments:
facebook can be a useful tool. you can manage it without giving it up. seriously: set a timer for ten minutes, and that is all the FB time you get. i can't imagine what anybody deos on FB for that long at a time, anyway (says the FarmVille junkie, lol).
but if you really want to give it up, good luck. i think you're going to need some "junk" in your life if you are giving up cookies and soda, but maybe you are a better person than i am.
ps -- you know you could have just stayed away without turning off your account, right? you are clearly committed.
oh and i forgot to mention what was SUPPOSED to be my original point: i try to take up something constructive during lent, instead of giving something up. like, clean out the closets a little bit each weekend and donate the giveaways to goodwill, etc. donate 2-3 cans of food every week to a food drive. i used to go to gracedale and just wander around and talk to any resident who stopped to talk to me. i have always felt a lot better about actively doing something good during lent than i ever have about giving up something bad. YMMV, obviously, but when i DO something instead of DENYING myself something, i have always been able to stick with it throughout lent.
shelley call me about friday i have hair wont be home till 6 love mom
good luck ..i sometimes think better to do acts of kindness
so how's it all going? i'm giving up chocolate and ice cream. trying to give up all sweets/junk food is too hard for me. also trying to stick to my loseit program for all of lent. we'll see what happens.
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