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Well, our staff member you were supposed to meet today was not able to get a submission finished up for this week, so you get to hear from me again. There has definitely been something in particular on my mind that I’m grateful for, however, so I’m happy to share it with you.
My grateful “word of the day” is TECHNOLOGY. I use a computer every day, and honestly don’t know how I would accomplish my work without it. But, to be more specific, these last couple of weeks I have been so grateful for a silly little technology called FaceTime.
As you know, if you are a regular reader, our oldest daughter headed off to college a couple weeks ago. The dynamic in our house has been so different with her gone (although my two youngest boys are happy, as they now have their own bedrooms!). And, as a mom, I worry about her – is she happy, getting along okay with her roommates, eating right, etc.
It’s fun to send a quick little text back and forth (which in and of itself is pretty amazing!) or have a phone call, but my favorite moments are when we get to FaceTime. If you’re not familiar with it, it’s basically a video call where you can not only hear the person, but get to SEE them, too! And you can tell so much from a person’s facial expression! She might TELL me she’s okay, but when I can see her face, I can tell if she really means it!
I marvel all the time about how many advances in technology there has been, even in my young (I can say that, since I just had the 25th anniversary of my 20th birthday!) lifetime. I still fondly remember our first Commodore 64 computer with the rubber keys where my brother and I liked to play Pong – it was brilliant! And then when I went to college and got my first Apple computer – I don’t how I would have made it through college without it!
But when I stop to think about how blessed we are to have such easy access to advanced technology to make our lives easier and be more efficient, all I can think is, “How did we live without it?”
I’ll be the first to admit I’m NOT a real ‘techie’ person, but I’m coming along and am very appreciative of the wonders of our modern age. Yes, we all need to be careful to not abuse it – no texting and driving, no inappropriate use of media, no obsessive behavior with a video game – but if we recognize technology as a tool that can help us do and be better, we can count ourselves lucky to live in a time when it is so readily available to us.
So today I’m thankful for technology. And now I think I’ll head home for some dinner and a FaceTime call with my daughter!