Monday, June 25, 2012

Summertime

 Nice face Nolie...
 Father's Day 2012
 Aubrey lynne

 Adelynne and Nolan enjoying a push pop...
 Loving a dilly bar...
 Drinking from the hose...
 Freckled little baby girl...
 Training wheels are coming off...
Swimming...
 Splash Island...

And just think...it's not even July yet.

It's break time

Ever felt the Lord nudge you gently?  Ever felt the Lord nudge you gently for a long time?  Ever felt the Lord stop nudging gently and give you a good thwacking?

For some time now, I've been feeling guilty about the amount of time I spend on facebook.  On occasion, Brandon will tease me about it, and I play it off.  I think to myself, this is my one little escape...I don't drink, do drugs, or have any dependencies, is it really that big of a deal that I spend some time on facebook?  I could certainly be doing a lot worse.  When I begin to really dig deep, and really evaluate myself, I use facebook as an escape, a little time waster, as an outlet.  While none of these things, in and of themselves, are bad or harmful, they can distract.  I find the older I get, the more easily I can become distracted...distracted from housework, distracted from other things I should be doing, I'm ashamed to say even distracted from fully enjoying my kids at times.

I'm temporarily taking a break from facebook...who knows, maybe even a permanent one.  Don't take this post as a condemnation of facebook.  I don't think there is anything wrong with facebook.  This post rather, is a confession that I've allowed it to overtake my life at times.  Hey, the first step is fixing something is to admit you have a problem, right?

I plan to spend more time meditating on how the Lord is speaking to me.  I plan to take more time to read my Bible other than just daily devotions.  I plan to take more time being deliberate in how I can love Brandon more and serve him better.  I plan to take more time to think and blog.

I'm taking the nudges and I'm making a purposeful decision to remove this distraction the Lord is convicting me of.  Who knows, maybe through this the Lord will reveal more?

Please feel free to email me:  bmpaschal@gmail.com

1 Corinthians 7:35 "I say this for your own benefit, not to lay any restraint upon you, but to promote good order and to secure your undivided devotion to the Lord."