tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782464211460647891.post6597523896712422275..comments2023-09-01T04:05:58.385-07:00Comments on A Mom Without Facebook: Buckle-Up. My Facebook Aha! Moment.Heather {A Mom Without Facebook}http://www.blogger.com/profile/13413913209484633669noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782464211460647891.post-34539958459361270512011-11-23T12:51:15.938-08:002011-11-23T12:51:15.938-08:00So funny I somehow stumbled upon this post as I ju...So funny I somehow stumbled upon this post as I just inactivated my FB account 2 days ago!! no, really!! I was wasting time on it, and realized I wasn't even that close with 95% of the peeps on my "friend" list. I feel sort of relieved and have more time to work on my blog... which I truly enjoy! And following other blogs :)Our Little Bubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128384679951590806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782464211460647891.post-29218714930399389712011-11-11T07:12:00.026-08:002011-11-11T07:12:00.026-08:00Hands down-I'm following you. Thank you for sh...Hands down-I'm following you. Thank you for sharing your heart! I feel like I'm going through the worlds-longest-transition in life and reading this has simply brought some revelation. Also new to the modern/creative blogging hobby, I'm winding my way through these discoveries. <br />Again. Thank you :)Shaynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14197409584555154418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782464211460647891.post-74875059090910016992011-10-28T09:38:16.473-07:002011-10-28T09:38:16.473-07:00I deleted Facebook finally just last week! Love th...I deleted Facebook finally just last week! Love this!Mary Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13577976087030168262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782464211460647891.post-43621807101424331082011-10-20T21:48:30.201-07:002011-10-20T21:48:30.201-07:00this was such a great post. a fabulous aha moment...this was such a great post. a fabulous aha moment indeed. i have recently been doing some counseling training at our church as well... and it is intense... same as you, every time i leave, i feel like i have uncovered another huge revelation into my heart. and trust me, some of it is NOT pretty. i have learned a lot about how selfish my motives often are and simply how prideful i am. thanks so much for sharing and for linking up to thankful thursday this week... your aha moment is definitely worth being very thankful for:)black tag diarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11699621576183404434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782464211460647891.post-3916280947491752042011-10-20T09:07:54.603-07:002011-10-20T09:07:54.603-07:00Great post! I don't have a facebook either for...Great post! I don't have a facebook either for similar reasons. I prefer not having one. Found you from the thankful thursday link up. <br />-Mackenzie @ www.fridaynightdatenight.blogspot.comMackenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12345687064339325546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782464211460647891.post-85236771147589509832011-10-20T08:35:00.126-07:002011-10-20T08:35:00.126-07:00Thank you so much for this post! I really appreci...Thank you so much for this post! I really appreciate your honesty in taking responsibility for your own actions, and relying on the glory of God for anything He can do for His glory.:)<br />everydaygameplan.netsstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12877591559376014925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782464211460647891.post-7751830178480388282011-10-18T23:17:20.753-07:002011-10-18T23:17:20.753-07:00Heather, this is soooo good!! I love it!! You are ...Heather, this is soooo good!! I love it!! You are awesome!Heather @ Finding Beauty in the Ordinary https://www.blogger.com/profile/12628343816645289457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782464211460647891.post-56838195604361229282011-10-18T15:48:24.058-07:002011-10-18T15:48:24.058-07:00You words are inspiring Heather. Glad you are my ...You words are inspiring Heather. Glad you are my friend :)Fayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09748257529083474562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782464211460647891.post-42428204826781091032011-10-18T13:23:03.457-07:002011-10-18T13:23:03.457-07:00LOVED this! Your aha moment is going to change liv...LOVED this! Your aha moment is going to change lives, so thank you for sharing! Every single person can relate to this (whether it be facebook or something else that they spend far too much time on) and I know I definitely want to put as much time into my relationship with God as I do my fb and bloggy friends :)<br /><br />p.s. Your family is GORGEOUS!Courtney Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00932251648323616331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782464211460647891.post-77500970431906816432011-10-18T12:28:08.347-07:002011-10-18T12:28:08.347-07:00I loathe FB! hah. but I can't get off of it.....I loathe FB! hah. but I can't get off of it... it's too much of a networking tool. <br /><br /><br />Awhile back I had my AHA moment on Facebook. I was using it (as others are/were) as a way to put negative energy into the world "the lover's not doing this" "the lover said this" "the kids are driving me nuts"... and all the status' i was reading were the same! people complaining about their life, their partners, their children. it was in that moment, i realized FB needs to be a positive outlet, i've hid or deleted all the people that constantly post negative things or are the drama starters. and it's been such a relief! i try not to post negative things, and i surely will not feed into anyone elses negative comments/status'.<br /><br />When I was posting negative things about my life... friends on FB were feeding into my negativity, tell me I was right for being negative, which just made me a big ball of hateful. But when I stopped, and started posting nothing but positive things, I was treated to people encouraging the positivity, wanting to be a part of the positivity. And my outlook changed, I was no longer focusing on the bad, but focusing on the good in life.<br /><br />Thanks for putting a perspective on FB and sharing your story!!!<br />xokristanlynn @ adelynSTONEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04456406906603456073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782464211460647891.post-9146178816998972222011-10-18T12:09:11.097-07:002011-10-18T12:09:11.097-07:00So, so good. You are putting a few exclamation poi...So, so good. You are putting a few exclamation points on some thoughts I've been having lately about some issues I've been obsessing over. I really want to be a Spirit-filled follower of Jesus who demonstrates the fruit of His Spirit in my life...not limited to, but definitely including self-control. Good stuff. Thanks for sharing.Angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06963541298118334744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782464211460647891.post-31870715642724424872011-10-18T11:50:24.365-07:002011-10-18T11:50:24.365-07:00Wow, I am honored to read all of your responses. I...Wow, I am honored to read all of your responses. I must say this post was one that was harder to push "PUBLISH" than most of my posts. <br /><br />@Kassie - well said. I agree. <br /><br />If we have any other "gods" before Him we are breaking the very first commandment! That's why we have to be so careful about the things we spend our most time on.. they can easily become idols. Even if they are good things. Sometimes hard to grasp, but I'm starting to get it! <br /><br />Thank you ALL for your encouragement and glad to know I'm not alone. Phew. ☺Heather {A Mom Without Facebook}https://www.blogger.com/profile/13413913209484633669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782464211460647891.post-709078352149332332011-10-18T11:44:29.323-07:002011-10-18T11:44:29.323-07:00I'm a mom without facebook too! I've given...I'm a mom without facebook too! I've given in a few times and gotten on, but every time I do I get this sick feeling in me...knowing that I shouldn't be on there. I don't know if it will be forever or just for a while, but right now I don't want facebook. To me it is a time waster, but then again ITS MORE THAN THAT. It gets in the way of other things - family time, my relationship with God, and other things. If if it gets in the way of those things...I do believe that it is sin because you are putting it above God. Those are my thoughts. Thanks for writing this!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13060068463493621292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782464211460647891.post-47389890933460911972011-10-18T10:57:30.551-07:002011-10-18T10:57:30.551-07:00Love this post! I mean I "like" it! You ...Love this post! I mean I "like" it! You hit the nail on the head when you went a little deeper than it's not just a time waster. I'm guilty of it too. Not wanting to change my heart, but trying to change the act. And while that helps, it doesn't solve the problem!<br />Nice to "meet" you! I'm stopping by from Call me Blessed.<br />Love,<br />Heathermoreygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13967488431680164461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782464211460647891.post-11322584990740216702011-10-18T09:33:58.595-07:002011-10-18T09:33:58.595-07:00Great post and so true. We have to do the hard wor...Great post and so true. We have to do the hard work of looking deeper as to why we are doing things and what we are escaping from. I am going to high lite this on my facebook of all things:) Thanks for linking up!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07349777913626385468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782464211460647891.post-55114771958881968192011-10-17T22:15:09.838-07:002011-10-17T22:15:09.838-07:00I agree such an honest post. I think I spend too m...I agree such an honest post. I think I spend too much time on blogs and agree that I have the same self-control issues.Shellseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09683294269338489834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782464211460647891.post-28043340076430951792011-10-17T21:41:56.627-07:002011-10-17T21:41:56.627-07:00Coming from Ashley's Heart Therapy linky...
Gr...Coming from Ashley's Heart Therapy linky...<br />Great post! And way to go on your journey!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15124948503421119827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782464211460647891.post-7059972442622956812011-10-17T18:45:20.284-07:002011-10-17T18:45:20.284-07:00Hey there!
I just found your blog, and I love it!
...Hey there!<br />I just found your blog, and I love it!<br />I followed you :)<br />Check out my blog, It’s a Love Story and follow me! Please :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06454926797380040819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782464211460647891.post-82370600793943862542011-10-17T17:09:59.981-07:002011-10-17T17:09:59.981-07:00AMEN! i'm so guilty of this same thing... alre...AMEN! i'm so guilty of this same thing... already. quitting facebook is pointless if i jut redirect my "addiction" and time wasting in another direction. thank you thank you thank you for the reminder to stay focused!staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687549075697912225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782464211460647891.post-10074174146305383042011-10-17T17:01:24.766-07:002011-10-17T17:01:24.766-07:00That was so beautifully written! I "like&quo...That was so beautifully written! I "like" it :) Thank you for this post and being so open and honest. God is so good!!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12897597626442892208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782464211460647891.post-35436036023219888292011-10-17T15:28:06.661-07:002011-10-17T15:28:06.661-07:00Wow, that was such a great post. I felt like you w...Wow, that was such a great post. I felt like you were talking about me. I am always telling myself I need to stop going on the computer so much. I waste so much time on websites like Facebook and Pinterest. Pinterest is such a material website and I find I am only "wanting" more when I get off. It makes me feel like the things I have aren't enough and that's wrong...they're just things. I love what you just wrote. I pray that God will help me work on this "addiction" as well. Thank you so much for sharing.Chelsea Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08597434937769325811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782464211460647891.post-77606634799883376652011-10-17T14:15:49.850-07:002011-10-17T14:15:49.850-07:00wow, this is something i've been learning late...wow, this is something i've been learning lately, it's almost exactly what our bible study was on last week. thanks for sharing.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09486556902687283508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782464211460647891.post-4436801098123057962011-10-17T13:46:38.174-07:002011-10-17T13:46:38.174-07:00wow. i have had to 'check' myself and mot...wow. i have had to 'check' myself and motives SO many times with facebook, blogging, the computer in general, etc... so many things can replace God as our main focus. thank you for being so transparent and honest...and encouraging! <br />blessings to you,<br />maryMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16480672396257936931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782464211460647891.post-15917586937718917632011-10-17T12:33:50.684-07:002011-10-17T12:33:50.684-07:00What an incredible and honest post. Full of the T...What an incredible and honest post. Full of the TRUTH of God's word! We all struggle with self-control, the Lord knows I have! If we all had it already, it wouldn't be considered a fruit of the Holy Spirit. It can only come from HIM. How freeing and how humbling. I have to continually fall on His Grace and be led by His Spirit. Love your honesty and your reliance on God and not yourself :)Joyefulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16443282683969037813noreply@blogger.com