You know you're too old when....

There are times when you realize you are way too old for some things. Take for example the youthful fashion of wearing a t-shirt 2 sizes too small to reveal your cute naval ring or tatoo on your lower back. I have neither, and the too tight thing doesn't really work, either.

But what about technology? Are some of us ever too old for some technology? Take text messaging, for example. I've never sent one, as it takes me a few minutes to even program in the name of a friend for my phone's address book. And the people who drive while doing it?? Insane! Matt was almost run over by a teenager texting as he drove up I-5. And on the radio when they tell you can can text your vote to a certain number, not really sure how that works, either.

My friend Pam emailed me back about this blog and told me I should register on Facebook to find people I went to highschool with. So I register to see what it's all about. And, yes, all of the people from my highschool are (drum roll, please!) still in highschool! So I'm not too sure about this already, and then I check out her posting. It has a feature that will let me "poke" her. Not sure what that is, but it sounds like teasing, so I clicked on it and then called it a night after emailing her some silly comment that the movie "13 Going on 30" with Jennifer Garner was ringing a bell...And then this morning I get an email that my brother-in-law has "written on my Wall" in Facebook (English, please?)

Do I sound like a curmudgeon? Probably, but I do believe for parents there is complete value in knowing and understanding all evolving technology. I met a woman in January -- a grandmother and a dear Christian woman. She gave me the advice to know all of the technology our kids use, as her grandson had posted a plea for help on his Myspace page. Days later when the plea was not heard by his family (and after online teasing from his peers) he decided to end his time on earth. So as foreign as the whole Facebook, Myspace thing may be, if your kids are using it, GET CONNECTED!

Now as I ramble on about technology, I have to tell you that Colin's great grandma is an excellent technology wizard and even just emailed us a gorgeous picture (above) of her standing in front of the huge hibiscus growing in front of her house. We've enjoyed sharing pictures with her online, as well, and she even voted on our latest blog poll. Such a cool grandma! One of the greatest joys, however, has been sharing my faith online with my Grandma. During my study of Daniel this past year, we shared back and forth by email how the book of Daniel has really impacted our study of the Bible as a whole and how God's transformational Word is just so amazing to read and enjoy.

Technology. Transformation. Such a blessing.