changes in life

Shortly before Jonah was born I signed up for a facebook account. I think it is so cool. I love being able to "keep up" with people that I wouldn't normally have everyday interaction with. I have been able to communicate with cousins that live across the country (wink ;) Stephanie!). And keep in touch with classmates that I graduated high school with and share pictures of our family and new little guy!

However, there is some strangeness to it too. Like the fact that my cousin in California and I have not spoken in years (due to distance/life etc) and now I know and she knows how our life is going on a day to day basis without much depth to the "new found" relationship.

I guess it is similar to this blog. I really have no idea who is reading this, but I sometimes pour my heart out about the things that I am thinking about or feeling. Not that this is a bad thing, but just an odd situation. It is amazing to me how much all this technology has changed our lives.

Dean & I were talking about "sexting" yesterday. It was a topic on Dr. Phil. If you don't know what it is, it is basically when a person takes a provocative photo of themselves on their camera phone and they send it to someone they like or their boyfriend/girlfriend. The ramifications of this are amazing. The receiver of the message can be charged with child pornography (as most of the people doing this are under 18 years old), and have to register as a sex offender. The person that is in the photo can be harassed, teased, even to the extreme of committing suicide. We were discussing it in the context of Jonah, and how we can not only protect him from this, but how we can guide him so that he makes better choices in his life for himself. We definitely agree that he will not have a camera phone, but who knows what new thing will be out by the time he is in his teenage years.

It amazes me how far the "world" is getting from God. Navigating is tough enough, but now to be responsible for someone else is sometimes overwhelming. I just want him to grow up loving God and knowing how much God loves him. I am realizing that however hard this baby stage is...it is going to get so much harder! I am praying that Jesus will help guide us to be the best parents that we can be and He will watch over and protect Jonah from the ugliness of this world!