The Raw and The Cooked

Today I wanted to continue the conversation I started a couple of weeks back — my journey to becoming as screen-free as possible and doing everything I can to break my cell phone addiction.

The iPhone has been around for almost two decades now. And while it promised to make our lives easier, simpler, and more streamlined… most of us can admit it’s done the opposite. Instead of peace, it’s brought distraction and addiction.

I’m not ready (yet!) to give up my iPhone for a dumb phone, but I have taken major steps to treat my smartphone like a “dumb phone.” And honestly? It’s been great.

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I grew up in a world where phones sat on the kitchen wall, not in our pockets. Where we printed MapQuest directions, checked email once a day (if that), and boredom wasn’t something to be escaped with a quick scroll. Now, as a millennial mom raising four kids in the smartphone era, I’m reckoning with how radically different their childhood memories will be from mine—and how much my own attention has been stolen by the little screen I carry everywhere. This is the story of how I realized just how often I was reaching for my phone, and the system I’ve started using to reclaim my focus, my faith, and my life.

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