I gave up all social media exactly a month ago. Let's start by saying giving it up isn't the "right thing" for everyone, but for me it was a great decision. We have been talking about deleting them for about a year now and never had a good reason to do it. I knew I spent way too much time and energy on it, but like everything else in life we enjoy it's hard to admit it's a problem. Walking out of church after hearing a sermon completely unrelated to social media I picked up my phone to do the normal routine..check Facebook, Instagram & Snapchat. It was in that moment I realized just how much control social media had over me. I had been away from my phone for a max of 90 minutes. What was so important about everyone else's life that I needed to know? I deleted all of them right then and never looked back. It's amazing how much more laughing, loving, talking, and time we have now. I feel so much more connected now that I have been disconnected. Daniel followed and deleted his account as well. If you would like to keep up with the Joyner family feel free to text, call, FaceTime, and keep the link to this blog for monthly (hopefully) updates! When Baby Boy Joyner joins us in a few short weeks we will be sure to let everyone know :) About a week after I was social media free I was talking to a good friend and found this sermon from a church online. If you spend any amount of time on social media I highly recommend listening to it. Click HERE.
What's Callie been up to this month? Growing up way too fast! This week she has eaten the same amount as her pregnant mother (for real). Her new favorite snack is Christmas tree cakes or what she calls "Santa Cakes". She's really excited about meeting Santa (stay tuned for those pictures soon). We finished ALL our Christmas shopping last week. Callie had a blast and we shopped until she dropped..literally. Only 40 more days!
We are still preparing her for the big day in a few weeks. She seems to understand that there is something going on, but doesn't really fully get that she is going to be a big sister. As my belly grows and his room comes together she is starting to process it more. We can't wait for them to finally meet in 10 weeks. She still carries her baby brother doll around with her and reads "I'm a Big Sister" every night before bed.
A quick story- I was cleaning out our wrapping paper bin and she saw a roll of paper with Santa on it. She got really excited and I asked her if she wanted to go see him..trying to prepare her so she doesn't panic like she did last year. She said "Yes!" and ran for the garage door to get in the car. When she got about half way she turned around and said "Callie go get baby brother and take him to see Santa too". It's those moments that make me excited for him to be here and proud of the caring little girl she is growing up to be.
Stay tuned for pictures of Thanksgiving, Christmas & the big meeting in January. Thanks for reading!
