40 Days off Facebook

Well if JESUS could do it!
HA! Pretty sure he gave up other shit I am not as well, including food.... Really Jesus?  Really?  You gotta make us all look that bad?
Fucking Facebook.  My little brother likes to mock me, calling me "Queen of Facebook"  It's not like I'm always on it, but it's kinda like wake up; check Facebook, get the kids off, check Facebook, vacuum; check Facebook.  Fucking Facebook.
So it's day 9, and I broke my code only to get a phone number.  I got in my messages and saw one from a friend I haven't spoken to in 6 years that ended in a horrible terrible fight.  Since becoming an adult and child of God, I have attempted to make amends with everyone I have ever hurt; except when omissions or contact would hurt that person.  She was one of the last on my list.
So being Facebook free has been very interesting.  I found I am a bit lonely at times.  Virtual friends, even if they live minutes away in person, are still friends.  Even though my best friend lives blocks from me, getting together with three kids and nap schedules, and soccer games is easier said than done. 
I also have pretty meaningful relationships with people who live in different countries, and family I never see.  I get to watch American friends have babies, and get married.  I get to see friends in Canada, and Mexico, and Russia, and Ecuador.  It's amazing, but how many of us are plugging into this sight on a religious almost worshipping basis?
Humans are hard wired to worship, and if it isn't God, you worship other things. Money, yourself, your kids, T.V.....Facebook.
So I have taken a break, and have decided to read A Purpose Driven Life.  I am on a daily spiritual journey replacing things with God's presence instead of virtual friends. I pray, write, and am back doing the things I was created to do, not just waste time being entertained by train wreck friends' relationships, or funny pictures of cats. (Don't get me wrong, in 31 days I'll be back!)
I am remembering why I am here, and what I really want out of this life.  In 9 days, the book got finished and is just waiting to print (Next week) the house is cleaner, the baby is hugged more, the husband is fed better, the girl is played with on the floor a little longer, and the boy is spoken to with more attention and eye contact.
What do I really want out of this life?
When you ask people "What does life mean to you?"  You get a million answers. What does life mean to me?
Life is lessons to be learned from, to take to eternity.
So what does that mean?  I need to get to work.  I want to write, and cook, and love.  I will blog, and bake, and use the telephone to call instead of text.  I will meet who I can, love who will allow me, and feed those that are hungry.
40 days.