Fall 2011

Facebook Status Updates:

I developed my love for the Word in part by tweeting from my readings; it was great fun to try to fit a portion of scripture plus possibly a personal comment in 140 characters. More importantly, rereading them later brought to mind my joy in what I read that morning. I think its worth noting that before I started tweeting my readings in 2009, I often appreciated my companion book’s way of linking the Old to the New Testament readings in an encouraging way. I recall thinking, at least once, “this is what I want to do.” W/o comparing my writing to anyone else’s, I just have to say, it’s been so much fun! In August 2011, after completing a liquid fast & several sessions of swimming lessons for my daughter, I started exercising more & registered for a 5K, one I’d run in a couple of years before. 10 days before I participated in the Zoo Zoom 5K, I decided to demonstrate my faith & hopefully garner divine support by composing something daily for my Facebook Status Update. The 512 character limit was also interesting, but I thought my friend list would be more likely to read something short so I kept to it even after I noticed other status updates growing in length. After participating in a Kairos weekend conference, I was moved to write longer passages. I initially tried to keep them brief still, but eventually, because of time constraints, I just started posting the longer entries. I do aim for close to 2000 characters, but my hope is that by now, they’ll be read by who will receive from them. & of course, I just love to write about the Word. I wonder what I’ll do after the 1st, but then, I don’t even know what will happen tomorrow. At any rate..Let there be no doubt, God is my strength & my shield, my Creator, my caretaker, my hope & my everlasting joy! I would have never known without someone else pointing me to Jesus, & when that happened for me, the promise came from many sources – so praise God if these updates contribute to someone else’s desire to seek the Lord. He is good, & His Word is for everyone.