Comments on: I Miss Pumpkin Pie

By: To Think Is To Creat

To Think Is To Creat — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:52:13 +0000

There is a balance out there, and I know you'll find it. Hugs. xo .-= To Think Is To Create´s last blog post ... Keep the Family Healthy During Cold and Flu =-.

By: SarahMae

SarahMae — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:48:34 +0000

I think I must never get a blackberry.

By: Melinda

Melinda — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:38:01 +0000

Yep, yep, same here! I actually took a big step in unplugging last week – I gave up my beloved Blackberry. I will admit – I miss it. I miss not knowing every moment of every day what every member of my online (and offline) friends are doing via Twitter, Facebook, etc.. I miss getting my emails immediately, no matter where I am. But I am getting SO much more done at home! I'm watching movies that I've been wanting to see, reading the books that have accumulated on my nightstand (and floor beside it, and headboard-bookcase…). I'm organizing and de-cluttering, decorating and rearranging, and (to my husband's great pleasure) cooking meals and trying new things in the kitchen instead of the same old fall-back dinners. I find every day it gets easier to stay away from the computer, and realizing how many hours of my grown and almost-grown kids' lives I've missed because I had my face in a screen —- it makes me incredibly sad. They are now 21, 18, and 16 – and to all you young mothers out there I have to say "It's not worth it!" The Net will be there when they are grown, savor the time you have with them, for it will be gone in the blink of an eye… Sorry, not meaning to be a Debbie Downer! :)
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By: Southern Gal

Southern Gal — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:50:44 +0000

This seems to be a common theme with many moms. Time to knuckle down. Easier said than done.

By: SarahMae

SarahMae — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:05:54 +0000

Debbie, this will be a common theme weaved into Relevant!

By: Debbie

Debbie — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:25:48 +0000

This would absolutely be a great topic for Relevant – because it is obviously so relevant to many of us.

I had a day like this just this week – totally GLUED to my computer and frustrated by the "Mommy, I'm thirsty" requests by my daughtes. ACK!!! God just totally nailed me on it and I had to shut down and walk away and pray and ask forgiveness for my temporary but so selfish attitude.

I think there is a balance – but finding it isn't always easy. It's soooo much easier to play with my friends online than clean up the messy kitchen or wipe up the cat vomit or change the 3rd icky diaper of the day.

But rolling around on the floor with my girls and hearing them laugh and hearing their surprised delight when I sat down to color with them – that is what I remember. Can't even remember what I was doing online that was so important…
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By: Alyssa @ Keeping the

Alyssa @ Keeping the — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:36:39 +0000

So I am thinking this would be a great panel topic, for, say…a Christian Women's Blogging Conference?

But go bake that pie first, we'll talk later. ;)
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By: Christin

Christin — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:33:07 +0000

Oh yay! I look forward to it Sarah Mae. :) Thanks! .-= Christin´s last blog post ... I’m Not Satisfied. I Want More. =-.

By: SarahMae

SarahMae — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:30:28 +0000

The post I have going up Monday is so inspiring (it's not from me) – I think many women will find it very helpful.

By: Christin

Christin — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:19:53 +0000

Does it strike anyone else here that this could be a real problem? I'm reading all the responses (mine included) and it kind of gives me the chills. There are days/weeks when I am more disciplined and other days/weeks when I just let temptation take over. Then at the end of the day I feel like crap. (I hate it).
But on the days I'm totally involved in my kids and doing all the things a mother should be doing, I never feel more fulfilled and content. No joke. Does anyone else have similar feelings? Our flesh just takes over and we want more of the internet – and why? Because the flesh is never satisfied. Ha! I just wrote a post today, totally serious: I'm Not Satisfied. I Want More.
True, I want more relationship with my readers…because blogging just wasn't enough anymore. It's like I crave to be conversing with people all.day.long, instead of being attentive to training children and cleaning house. Granted, it isn't like this everyday, but more days than it should be. I've even posted on how things just go down hill when I take too much focus off my kids and home and put it somewhere else (namely the internet).
Blogging is great, in moderation. Facebook is great. In moderation. I def. don't need to update my status every hour. Right?
All those posts I write on my blog trying to "teach others"…I'm really talking to myself…because those are all the issues I struggle with and one of the only ways for me to learn is for me to write it down (sometimes I just forget to reflect on it AND put it into action!)

Anyhoo…I just thought we should really take a look at what's going on. Is God using blogging/internet for good, or is satan using it for destruction? What can we do to keep our priorities straight?

Right now I'm working with my 7-year old daughter who seems to really be struggling with her lessons–not so much the lessons themselves, just WANTING to do them. She has fought me tooth and nail this week and it has gradually been getting worse. I certainly need help and support, but I also need to make this issue priority. As it stands, I need to take some sort of "sabbatical" from blogging/social media, in order to move full force into this problem and work it out.I may even have my husband take the monitor cable to work with him just so I'm not tempted. You gotta do what you gotta do, you know? :)

Just something to think about. :) For me, too, believe me!
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