Facebook

Yes, it's true.

I deactivated my facebook.

I nearly cried.

Pathetic, right?  But as soon as I made the final decision, my gut twisted and ripped and my face felt hot. I was suddenly certain I would loose all of my friends.

Funny, you hit the button and a screen pops up showing pictures of three of your facebook friends.  A message appears and says, "These people are going to miss you.  Are you sure?"

Talk about gut wrenching.

It took me a moment, but I officially deactivated.

It was far too much of an addiction.  I would check it first thing in the morning (sometimes to the point of missing breakfast), and I would check it last thing before I fell asleep.  I rarely had time to read my bible or hang out with friends, but I always had time for facebook.

That's a problem.

Tomorrow marks week 1 of being facebook free, and guess what?  I have so much  more free time!

I talk to real people, face to face so much more often!  I always make it to breakfast, and I have lots more time reading my bible with Jesus.

But, I will tell you that I still go the login page and enter my info.  It's like having an arm amputated, and even though I know it is gone, I still want to scratch it.  I still want to see everyone's new pictures and post a "Happy Birthday" message on someone's wall.

I'll get over it eventually.

My greatest hope?  People will still read my blog even though I can't post it in the news feed any more.  Fortunately, I've got a few faithful followers, so I wont feel like too much of a loser : )

So, if you want to contact me, and cannot find me on facebook anymore, send me a text, shoot me an e-mail, comment my blog, get my number from any of the people I know.  I have faith that I can still have relationships without facebook.