TV Fast Update

Well, we survived! :) After church today, Daddy called a family meeting to talk about how everyone did during our week of no TV. We only had one exception - letting the girls watch a movie while at a friends house but other than that we all did so well. Claire mentioned that she liked spending more time playing with her cousins while they were here this weekend instead of just watching TV which she noted caused her to be lazy and tired. Camdyn said that she had more time to pray and to play with her friends and family instead of watching TV. I commented that books I had read, music from church on Sunday, and Scripture readings were resonating in my mind throughout the week and not being replaced so quickly with images from the TV. Today at church a short video clip was shown of Jesus during his trial before his execution. I was moved to tears quickly at the bold graphics and music of this short clip. I think that my week away from TV allowed this first exposure to TV to sink in deeper than it would have had I been watching a bunch of mindless TV all week. Daddy survived great and has been such a trooper with all the NCAA basketball games he has missed. He commented on how much he enjoyed having game nights with the family at night and how he was felt like he was sleeping better with a smaller amount of TV exposure.
We feel that God is really challenging us to take this week and apply it to our everyday lives. So at our family meeting we agreed on the following:
No TV during the week, only on the weekend.
No TV watching from Sunday at 5 pm to Friday at 3 pm. So that means Friday afternoon, Saturday, and Sunday afternoon we may watch TV. No TV will be watched on Sundays before church.
All shows are to be approved by Mommy and Daddy as usual and just because you can watch TV doesn't mean you can park yourself in front of the TV.
If there is a special something during the week (i.e. Clemson game, holiday special, etc.) Daddy and Mommy can make exceptions to the no TV during the week rule.
Mommy and Daddy do get to watch shows on Sunday night after the girls have gone to bed.

National Turn Off the TV Week is April 19-25. Try it and see what happens in your family when everyone is tuned into each other instead of TV!! :)