That’s a word my friend Jenna coined (well at least I heard it from her first) a couple weeks ago at our regular photography meetup. Despite having several siblings that are social media rockstars, she said she’s had trouble figuring out how to effectively use Twitter. It takes a bit of time and practice, no doubt. For some people…networking savvy extroverts I expect, it comes rather naturally. I didn’t fully see the benefit till I started meeting people in real life who were avid social media users. That was a couple years ago.
My use of Flickr has certainly died off a bit. I alternate between putting every decent shot I have up there as a means of archiving them online and trying to be more selective so as get better feedback from my photographer friends. I haven’t gotten much feedback at all there lately, probably because I’ve stopped submitting photos to groups and commenting as much on other people’s photos. In many ways that’s exactly like blogging. You have to give to the community to get anything out of it.
Speaking of community, I have been very busy offline since school started. I can’t believe the amount of papers, forms and emails I get from Nathan’s school. It really is overwhelming. I do want to volunteer for things but there are so many opportunities it’s hard to see the forest through the trees. I’ve met many new friends in the neighborhood due to walking to school every day, which is a plus.
We’re also plugging in at church a lot more. Trying to anyway. We finally took the class necessary as a first step towards getting baptized, which is really a first step towards becoming members. Now we’re supposed to write our testimonies and schedule a date. I admit I’m having a bit of trouble getting excited about what is supposed to be a celebratory event. I’ve been a Christian for thirty years and have publicly confessed my faith over and over, so this does feel like a hoop to jump through to me. I know that’s not how my church intends it.
We’re also hosting a new lifegroup at our house tonight, which I’m excited about. We’ve been looking for the right lifegroup to join for over two years, but have dragged our feet. Most meet on Sundays, which Mike didn’t like because of NASCAR. Then there’s the whole childcare issue. Seems like things are falling into place nicely now.
Also there are not one, but two Bible studies a week we are thinking of joining. The marriage one meets Sunday mornings, like a Sunday school class. That would mean extending our family time at church on Sundays. Then there are a variety of studies to pick from on Tuesday nights. We might do Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University class this year. We never felt like we needed it in the past because we have no debt, but Mike thinks we need help in the whole budgeting and saving area. He’s probably right 🙂
Excuse my ignorance, but what is a lifegroup?
Excuse my ignorance, but what is a lifegroup?
Thanks Sarah.