4 Good Things I Don't Do (Plus 4 Best Things I Do!)

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4 Good Things I Don't Do (Plus 4 Best Things I Do!)

Between my faith, marriage, parenting, homeschooling, blogging, and hobbies, I have a lot going on in life.  In order to make room for these valued things, however, there are a lot of good things that I've chosen to give up in order to make them possible.

Each one of us will have to make decisions between good things and best things - unfortunately, we simply can't do everything or take up every opportunity that comes our way.  While my list of "good vs. best" won't look identical to yours, here are 4 good things I'm currently opting not to do and 4 best things I find valuable enough to include in my day!

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Why I Gave Up Social Media: One Year Later

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Why I Gave Up Social Media: One Year Later

Last February, I made the difficult decision to give up social media for personal use.  I had many reasons for doing so, and even though I felt it was a good step to take, I was nervous.  Would I feel completely alienated from everyone?  Would I miss important updates from friends with whom I was only connected on Facebook?  Would eliminating my personal accounts give me the peace of mind I hoped it would?

It's been a year since I gave it up, and I'm pleased to report that the world didn't end without me.  :)  In all seriousness, though, I learned several valuable lessons from my social media hiatus.

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4 Signs that Your Life Is Unbalanced (And How to Fix it!)

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4 Signs that Your Life Is Unbalanced (And How to Fix it!)

I've yet to meet anyone who thinks there is plenty of time to get things done.  Whether you have a day job, a special hobby, or specific ministry, it can be hard to make sure that you're keeping a healthy balance with the various things you need to do every day.  

In fact, as I've worked on my marriage, my parenting, my blog, and my other obligations, more and more, I'm finding I have to work at keeping that healthy balance.  It isn't something that comes together naturally.

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7 Painful Lessons My First Viral Post Taught Me

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7 Painful Lessons My First Viral Post Taught Me

Last week, my post "Is It Sinful for Christians to be on Government Aid?" went viral (or what is viral for me - I got more pageviews in one day than I usually get all year).  In that post, I opened up about my insecurities about receiving help from our local social services office.  Being on government assistance is often frowned upon, and wondering whether or not it was against God's Word was was a question I'd personally wrestled with.  I felt it was a fitting post to share on the Hallway Initiative since many of us here have struggled with or are still in the throes of financial hardship.

Because I also shared in that post about Erin Odom's new book, More Than Just Making It, her assistant sweetly shared the post on The Humbled Homemaker's FB page.

And the post blew up...for all the wrong reasons.

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