Disconnect to Reconnect: Take the Pledge!

Our world is so fast-paced. Our days are literally gogogo. Work, school, church, basketball, grocery store, post office, doctor’s offices, and so on. Not to mention the electronics. You barely see more than people’s foreheads these days! People are entranced by their smartphones and tablets and video games! It would do everyone so much good to stop and really focus on one another.

One of our favorite ways to do this and one of our favorite things to do together as a family is to share a meal. It doesn't have to be fancy. It can be as simple as sitting at the kitchen table or a picnic at the park or at one of our favorite local restaurants.

It really isn't about where; it’s about who we’re with. It’s about disconnecting from the computer, iPhones, iPads…the crazy outside world and reconnecting with the people I love.

It’s during these meal times that I am able to hear about my family’s day. The Children tells us about what they learned at school. The fun things they played on the playground with their friends.

It’s honestly our daily exhale.

That’s why I love the Disconnect to Reconnect initiative, which is challenging families to take the pledge and put the electronics away during meal times and focus on one another for at least one meal per week. Disconnect to Reconnect!