Technology Confusion

What is one to do with all of the technology that is out there today? That is, all the various ways to communicate and keep in touch with people. Do you really have to do ALL of it? I have finally succumbed to the whole Facebook thing and signed up for it. Still trying to figure out exactly where it fits in as to what to do with it. Obviously, I have a blog. I am on LinkedIn. A friend of mine asked me to "join" Plaxo, so I did, but really haven't ever done anything with it. Twitter seems totally pointless to me if I am also doing a blog, Facebook, etc. etc. Seems to me that Twitter would be a way that EVERYONE can see my every "text message worthy" thought. Still a holdout on Twitter. Does there come a point where no one feels the need to pick up the phone and call a friend, send a note/e-mail to someone, send a random text message, just because they are doing it all on the aforementioned websites? I'm not quite ready for that.
Anyone have any insight on this dilemma?

Living well

We shared a very special time with our church family at Pantego last night. We were remembering the life of our dear friend and worship pastor Kevin Walker. Kevin went to be with the Lord a week or so ago after a battle with cancer. It was both a sad time and a happy time to reflect on his life and how he had affected so many of us. Kevin was always a man that lived with joy that came from his relationship with Jesus Christ. This joy was contagious when you were around him. He was always happy, always having fun, always interested in others, sharing God's Word with others, and he truly left his mark on many people.
The main thing that I left with after last night's memorial was how will I be remembered one day and what impression am I making on others. I hope that I can strive to live well as Kevin did and that people could one day remember me for having a positive impact on their lives and a positive impact for God's kingdom. The other side to living well is dying well, and I am confident that that is what Kevin did.

Missy in the snow

Been gone for a while...

I haven't updated the blog in a while, so there are a number of things to tell. The "biggest" family change would be that we have a new family member. Missy, a rotweiller/lab puppy joined our family a few months ago. She is a lot of fun, but she is very much a puppy, so she enjoys making messes and getting into mischief. It is nice to have her around after being without our dog Molly for the last few years.

No pets

For one of the first times in my life, I have no pets. For those of you that remember our turtles, they were getting bigger and we "set them free" into the lake at our farm. They almost looked gleeful to swim out into that big lake after being in a tank in our house for three years. It may be time to get another dog. It has been a long while now since our poor Molly met her death. Susan has been opposed to another dog, but I think she may be coming around!

Oinking!

This is the brilliant medical term ascribed by a friend of ours to our recent condition. We all had the infamous swine flu last week. It made for a week full of having kids home from school. Then, I was unfortunate enough to get it just in time to have to miss our church men's retreat. NOW, the kids school has been closed for the week because so many kids in their small private school have had it.

It's that time of year!

Ahhh...football is starting up, just went hunting this weekend, the weather is cooling off. I love this time of year! I have seen/heard many jokes over the years about the marriage being "on hold" during these months. I don't plan to be gone every weekend hunting, but there is a good chance that a large portion of my attention will be directed towards football season.
Can't say that I was broken-hearted to see Oklahoma lose this weekend. I did feel bad for Sam Bradford, though.