We can not serve two masters....

I have been thinking about what to write as 2008 comes to a close. I have nothing deep or profound or life changing for you today. All I have really is for me.

I am getting the message that 2009 needs to be about simplification for me and my family. We have things we need to weed thru and see if this really fits into what we want for our family. What we feel like God is calling us to be. 

I am calling on Monday and getting the TV canceled. I would never invite a living breathing person into my house that acted, talked or chose to encourage those negative things that I/we let come from the TV. And since we are in the "stone ages" we have a tv that will not work once the digital thing goes into effect, and I refuse to purchase anything that will make it work..we will just be without it. I will reconsider our Netflix subscription.

I think about how we spend our time. We say we wish we had more time to do this or time to get that done. But in reality..We just need to use our time better. If the boys do not get things done around here, we tend to ask them what they did instead of picking up their room or instead of finishing their school work. 

TIME....

Time for games. Time for playing together. Time for family activities. Time for snuggling together on the couch. Time for each other..not the things and/or activities we have gotten lost in.

I have things here that distract me from the important stuff. I have things that get in the way. Facebook is the first thing that comes to mind. As fun as it is to "visit" with friends...there is so much stuff on there that I get caught up in and then wonder where that hour went?!? So I am debating on chuncking that thing.

I am also re-evaluating this whole blog thing. Again..I get lost in the clicking and following and then look up and notice I have been sitting here for a good while and wonder why I am so caught up in reading about people I do not know (but oh, how I do love to read your blogs!!)

I think  our 2009 is about simplification. I think it about evaluating who we are as a family and whose we are. It is about weeding out the bad to make room for the good. It is about God and his place in our life..it is about who we serve...we can not serve two masters....

So blog friends, I hope that you had a great 2008 and I hope that God will shine in your life so clearly in 2009.