Hiatus

farewell

for a little while.

i've decided to take a break from social media

for a month.

don't worry,

i'll be back.

i'm not a hater.

i simply need a break from 

 - catching up on your lives,

so i can have more time to live my own

- comparing myself to you,

so i can learn to love myself more

- wasting time,

so i can spend time with those i care about most and serve others more

- screens and people that i can't touch, talk to face to face, or spend time with,

so i can have some real face to face time with each of you

i want to follow some counsel Sister Beck gave in a regional conference back in September. it really made me think. she told the young mothers, (specifically young mothers!) to use their computers like dishwashers. to not be on them while your kids are up. to not ignore your children while you surf the web. yes. i agree. i will use my computer for the things i need - the basics: checking e-mail daily, catching up on some news, looking for how to get giblets out of a chicken, etc. however, i'm taking a break from everything else! i want more Aaron time, more Michael time, more me time, and less everybody else time (at least online). sorry folks!

when i do come back

i hope to have learned a few things

and grown a lot

and not worried as much about how i measure up to everyone else 

and begun to live the full and beautiful life i dream of!