Fastbooking Eve

Tomorrow marks the beginning of the Lenten season, and thus, my fastbooking season. A few people have asked me how I'm feeling about it and what I'm going to do with my life now that I'll have free time. Lame.

So how am I feeling? Excited! Nervous. Happy. Like I'm being freed from something. I know that's weird, it's just Facebook for goodness sake. But seriously, it has become one of those things that has really become an obsession in my life. Not good.

True Story:

Monday morning (yesterday), I was laying in bed, trying to wake up, when my text message song goes off. It's a Facebook text (because I get texts every time I get a message, wall post, new friend, or certain family members/friends status updates). So this text is a new (inbox) message from my friend Eric, saying check your email and reply back. So I jump outta bed, run to the computer, and check my email: "Can you do me a favor?" I reply, "Yeah, what's up? Everything ok?!?" His response: I lost my phone in my house and can't find it. Can you call me until I answer?" Seriously. So after calling him a bunch of times (the phone was in his sons room), he finally answers. He facebook inboxed me because he knew that I got texts and that I would immediately check it and be able to help him find his phone. He had emailed a dozen other people and hadn't heard back, so he logged into facebook and sent me the message. And, because of my slight obsession, he knew I'd be able to help him. And he was right.

So, after that slightly embarassing, but true, story, I can honestly say that I am looking forward to Fastbooking and seeing how God uses this time to strengthen me. I am a little sad because I'll be missing out on seeing new pics of my friend's first baby boy, Ranston (Congrats, Mike and Cymbre!!!) and on having that distraction that I sometimes just need after a long day of school or work or just life in general. Instead, I'm going to focus those times on the Lord and His Word, and see where that takes me.

If you are viewing this on Facebook, it's because I have my blog linked directly to Facebook---I'm not really on facebook. I encourage you to check out my blog and leave comments on my posts...and if I haven't blogged in awhile, ask me to blog again about what God is doing in my life!



P.S. My boss, Audie, will be checking my Facebook periodically throughout the Lenten season so that she can see any Children's Ministry needs...Please just email me at osocreekkids@gmail.com! Thanks!!! :)