I often get the comment, "I just love reading your Facebook posts!" I consider myself a bit of a social media guru, using Facebook, Twitter, and my blog to share about ministry events and as my own creative outlet. Writing for me is a spiritual discipline as it helps me, an introvert, to process and reflect on my experiences and thoughts. My blog has been like a therapist, helping me to relieve my parenting angst. When I felt most alone, I was encouraged by my online community that responded, “Me too!” Facebook serves as my online journal. As a busy mom, I don't have time to scrapbook, so it becomes a collection of pictures, a log of our family activities, and a repository of cute kid stories and sayings that I can look back on and remember. The latter is usually the source of people's delight in my Facebook posts. My children are 5 and 7, and due to their strong-willed and precocious nature, they provide great story material.
Although I have read blog posts about the dangers of oversharing and have friends that won't even use the real names of their children online, I haven't been concerned. Something about the removed nature of this form of sharing gives me a false sense of security. But unfortunately, I have learned a difficult lesson...
Read more at the Ministry and Motherhood blog: http://ministryandmotherhood.com/2013/10/17/being-a-sanctuary-for-my-children/
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