Sweeping the Nation

This summer I have become rather addicted to this phenomenon called "the blogging world." Not just posting my own random thoughts, photos and updates, but spending a large amount of time reading other people's thoughts. Sometimes even people I have never met. Now, for many of you, you may find this strange. It has been my experience in conversation with a variety of folks that people who grew up in an age without the internet find it rather astonishing that there is a generation of individuals out there who feel the need to spend time reading and sharing thoughts and opinions about almost anything in a public forum, but it is true, there is a generation like this. And I belong to it--for better or for worse. It's become my morning routine. Roll out of bed, grab my cup of coffee that my husband has ready for me, and flip on the computer to check what is new on my large list of favorite blogs. I started by reading thoughts from close friends, and have branched out to regularly checking sites of women I have never, and probably will never, meet. I read people's thoughts on theology and how God is working in their lives, I love blogs that have stories of raising families, cooking experiences, humorous stories of interactions with people etc. There are a few I read that I disagree with the author, but still find it entertaining. And of course I still love reading updates from my friends and family members. There is a strange voyeuristic aspect to this--in no other time period would I have the ability to know so much about a family on the other side of the country whom I will never meet. Yet I continue reading. And the fact that you are reading this shows that you too, have entered into the blog-o-sphere. I don't really know what to think about this, other than that I enjoy it immensely and plan on continuing reading and writing and possibly reflecting on this new phenomenon that I have recently realized I'm kind of in love with.