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Name: Jeni
Gender: Female
Interests: Adoption
Orthodox Christianity
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12/23/2005
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| I heard on the radio last week that researchers have figured out using social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook can make you prideful and vain. As a newly converted Facebook fan, I met this information with more than a bit of skepticism. I am *not* vain! Hmm, but I *do* spend much time carefully crafting my status updates. More than once I've decided not to post what I am doing for fear I would be considered to have a jejune life. The regularities of laundry, dishes, dusting, and swiping toilets seem uninspired when sharing them with your "friends." But why do I care? Why do I mind if no one responds to my status, or feel elated when I *do* get comments? Is Facebook making me vain? Alas, the dismal truth is I have struggled with vanity and pride for far longer than I've been a member of Facebook. Pride makes me fuss at my husband for loading the dishwasher incorrectly (Hello! The bowls go on the *top*!!). Vanity causes me to pretend I am not home if the FedEx guy delivers a package before I brush my hair in the morning. I have already succumbed to a blogging inferiority complex. Those other bloggers have such beautiful pages, such witty commentaries of their daily lives. I just won't bother doing a weblog entry until I have something as meaningful to contribute. What if no one wants to read my humdrum thoughts? Pride, Vanity, Pride!!
So, do social networking sites make us vain? Well, yes and no. The irksome fact is that most people already possess a tendency towards prideful behavior. We are after all a fallen bunch. Social groups can encourage our proclivity towards pride. But, should we isolate ourselves, avoid social groups? Would we be better off without church, book clubs, school (well, as a homeschooler I have a definite opinion about this one!), civic groups, sports teams? Could I live without the FedEx man bringing me books? Now that's just crazy talk!
The truth is, I enjoy reading my friends' status updates - even the ones that are humdrum. I love to chat and joke with people I never or rarely get to see in real life. I love to chat and joke with the people I get to see in real life on a regular basis. The endeavor of gaining humility will be a lifelong battle fought on the fields of Bible study, the grocery store (remember I shop with 4 children on a regular basis), park playdates, and dare I say, the walls of Facebook.
I vow to stop excessive rumination over my status updates. I will sometimes be witty, clever, creative, or thought provoking. More often I will be real and unremarkable. So, please, if my occasional gripping tale of washing the dishes misses the mark of stimulating correspondence, grant me a gentle appraisal. It is just one step on my journey towards theosis.
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| I saw this story on KLove.com Awesome!
http://melodyshopefororphans.com/Default.html
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| I just had a very interesting conversation with my son.
Me: Sy, did you wash your hands (before dinner)?
Sy: Is your name Diane?
Me: Um, no.
Sy: Well, there you go.
He said all of this very seriously, and then turned and walked away. Did I miss something?!
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| The children and I have been enjoying a few fun weeks preparing to celebrate our savior's birth  When we opened up our Christmas tree box, we realized it was all moldy and gross! Dh's practice had flooded a few years ago. We thought we'd cleaned everything up, but since we've moved so much and haven't put up our tree for 5 years, we didn't catch that the tree was ruined! Our dear friend, Julia, graciously lent us a tree, and the children had a fabulous time decorating it with Nana's extra ornaments (we couldn't find our ornament box!) Crisis averted!
Between Christmas parties, holiday concerts, and a fantastic cookie exchange (who knew we could eat 6 dozen cookies so quickly!) we've been pretty busy. But, I've tried to keep us grounded in the true meaning of the season - not an easy task with toy catalogs arriving relentlessly every day! Here are some wonderful resources we've enjoyed. Some are religious, some are meaningful, some are just fun
Books and Music
Jotham's Journey
The Autobiography of Santa Clause
Christmas Offerings - Third Day
The Gift of the Magi
The Story of Holly and Ivy
Jan Brett Christmas Treasury
Fun Websites
Saint Nicholas
Make a Snowflake
Christmas recipes
How do Christmas lights work?
The Science of Gingerbread
Twas the Night Before Christmas - audio download
Virtual tour of a candy cane factory
Say "Merry Christmas" in different languages
Our Movie List for December (and probably into January!)
A Christmas Carol
Frosty the Snowman
Santa Clause
Miracle on 34th Street
Surviving Christmas
The 12 Dogs of Christmas
Christmas with the Kranks
The Polar Express
The Nativity Story
Home Alone
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
White Christmas
A Christmas Memory
Christmas in Connecticut
Noelle
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
The Christmas Card
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Holiday Inn
And don't forget to Track Santa on Christmas Eve!!!
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| Look what I found!
http://kidswhothink.blogspot.com/
I love it!
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