A few days ago, I did something I’ve been dreaming about for awhile. I deactivated my Facebook. I’m not going to get super preachy about it or anything, but so far it has been really good for me. Madeleine L’Engle once wrote (in regards to Lent) that if it’s worth giving up for 40 days, […]
Continue ReadingThis is my today. I never went to Starbucks for my iced coffee. Instead I made a burrito, went to a soccer game {in which my only valuable advice was “brush your teeth every night before bed!“} and then went to the mall with Sarah, where I took advantage of a used CD store going […]
Continue ReadingSome people on Facebook have a ridiculous number of friends. Thousands. My friends list has been around 850 for a majority of 2009. I don’t see it as any sort of popularity contest, nor do I feel the need to collect random people’s friendship approval. Most of the people I’m friends with are either people […]
Continue ReadingGiving up Facebook for Lent seems to be difficult only in that I feel I’ll be disconnected. Because of this, I’ve decided not only to follow Jesus but to also become very intentional in my friendships. Every day during Lent, not only will I abstain from Facebook (thanks to Gretchen changing my Facebook password for […]
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