Internet Loss

March 27th, 2014
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Have our electronic devices separated us from each other so much that it’s now normal to text people about a loved one’s death?Has it become routine to attend the funeral of a friend or a loved one and start snapping selfies?Why would someone let their cellphone ring during a funeral service and then answer it and continue talking?We are in a strange state of communications today.

The first time I saw a selfie taken at a funeral I have to say I was really shocked.

I didn’t know the young girl in the picture but she tweeted a picture of … Read More

Jesus Tweets

August 20th, 2013
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There is definitely an art to tweeting.  The ability to say something precise and succinct in 140 characters or less is not an easy thing to master.  I still have a lot to learn about tweeting but I have to say that I do enjoy it!  I don’t find tweeting to be shallow or a waste of time.  I think it’s a matter of letting extraneous words fall by the wayside and getting right to your point. Thousand of tweets ago, when my son helped me open my account, I first stared at the computer screen and thought, “What should… Read More

Your Digital Legacy

November 20th, 2012
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Every day, several times a day, you electronically email or text someone, update your Facebook status, Tweet, take a picture on your phone or record a moment from your life which you want to save and remember. Just as the internet opened up a whole new world of information sharing in a way no one could have ever foreseen, these electronic tools such as iPhones, computers and other gadgets strive to further break down the walls of communication and help us share everything in a way that wasn’t possible even five years ago. But with these communication opportunities comes a… Read More