Lent: Giving Up Facebook?

Posted on February 25, 2009 
Filed Under Parenting, Spiritual Life

Here’s a link to a Wall Street Journal article that grabbed my eye. It is about parents who are giving up Facebook during Lent. With two of my kids on Facebook, I am not going to stop monitoring my own account, but now I’m wondering generally about the discipline of self-sacrifice, especially as we approach Easter.

Do you observe the practice of “giving up something” for Lent? If so, from what are you abstaining?

Comments welcome!

Comments

2 Responses to “Lent: Giving Up Facebook?”

  1. Scoti on February 25th, 2009 10:04 pm

    What are those parents thinking?

    As far as abstaining, I’ve been abstaining for years!

  2. Debbie on March 1st, 2009 8:02 pm

    I have recently joined Facebook as a way to keep connected with what my grown kids and their friends are doing. I also have reconnected with many old friends and even relatives. It has been wonderful, and my kids are tickled to have me as a part of it. I recommend it to parents of older teens.
    As for “giving up” something for Lent, our church has never observed the Lenten season or the Advent season per se. As a Christian and as a parent, however, I believe in preparing our hearts with daily scripture related to the respective seasons for at least a month before the holiday. This puts our focus on the things of God, rather than on bunnies and candy.

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