Facebook

Facebook is funny. It's supposed to be a kid's thing; a teenager's hangout. Today I hit 150 friends, although just as I was typing this, another person asked to be my friend. That concept in itself is hilarious! My mom had to ask to be my friend when she joined Facebook! Who would have ever thought that their MOTHER would have to ASK to be friends with them, and in such a public manner! (Mom, of COURSE I'll be your friend!! :)

I got my first Facebook invitation almost two years ago from my nephew in Paraguay. I didn't know what it was that he was trying to get me to do, so I just ignored it. Then his brother asked me to join. I figured it was some Paraguayan thing, so I ignored it again. A few months later, Liz told me that she joined because she wanted to keep up with her kids. A few days later, Karen and I were on the phone together as she walked me through the process of signing up for this latest social network thingy (for lack of a better description).

So here I am on Facebook to keep up with my teen aged nephews and niece and out of 150 "friends", 20 of them are grandparents, 90 are parents and 136 of them are over the age of 25. So much for this being a teenage thing!

I'm finding the comments that go back and forth between the mothers and grandmothers the most humorous of all! Some of them are quite witty (Alrene!!), some are faithful commenters (Heidi and Cynthia), some are very into updating their status, even every hour at times (Sabina). Some post great pictures of their families, some comment on their kids' videos (Liz), some join every cause in the world that gets thrown their way.

I have enjoyed Facebook very much simply for the fact that it has brought me back into contact with so many people that I haven't seen in years and years! It has also helped me gain yet another method of instantly getting in touch with someone if I need to (as if we need more ways!). It has brought back memories, strengthened relationships because of the instantaneous and simple comments and connections that can be made and it has given me the opportunity to encourage people on a day to day basis, especially when prayer requests are made throughout the day. The downside: it has also wasted my time and I don't even look for hatchlings like some of you do!! I get sucked into going into someone's profile to look at family pictures or to read their notes or who knows what else and before I know it, I've spent way too much time on there. Facebook is fun, but if you're not careful, it's just like any other computer-related temptation out there. It can steal your time away before you know it!

There's another Facebook that I want to spend more time browsing: Jesus' Facebook. He's got a TON of friends and He asked me a long time ago if I would be His friend. Now that I'm His friend, though, I want to be sure to spend more time browsing HIS profile pages than anyone else's. I have a feeling that time would be much better spent (this is said with a very facetious tone of voice). Anyone else feel the same?