Computer Woes

This past week I have been dealing with computer woes. I had Gabriel on my lap and he knocked a toy onto my computer, and well, it turns out: computers don't like that very much. Eric narrowed it down to it being the video card, which it's nice to know what's wrong with it, but we still can't get it fixed right now. So now, I am using Eric's computer to blog, though the blogs will be fewer and further between for a while. Though, this has taught me a valuable lesson: technology feels like a must, but it isn't. Think about this one for a minute. Our children's generation will never know what it's like personally to live in a culture where most people don't have a computer. Or cell phone. Or internet. Or MP3 player. I am a fairly young mom - I will be 21 this fall, but I still remember vividly a time when we didn't have a computer. And even better, I remember when we didn't have the internet, much less high speed, or MP3 players. Gabriel won't know what that's like. He will probably be tempted to play on the computer or a game system all the time, but it is my job as a mother to make sure that he works too, and plays outside alot. My mom and I were talking about it the other day. When she was a kid, and even when I was, during the summer kids were gone from the time they got up until the sun started to set, playing outside, running around. Now, it's pretty rare that I see kids playing outside at all. I want to put a focus on the simpler things in life with my family. Reading a book in the shade a a warm, sunny day is such a sweet, pleasant thing. Having a picnic in the park. Splashing around at the beach or a pool. There are so many things that God made for us, His creation is such a testament to His power, we should spend more time in it. Myself included, I don't spend as much time as I should outside, but I hope to once it starts cooling off a little bit.

I don't know about you guys, but I can't wait for fall when it is nice outside and comfortable weather!

For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to seperate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. - Romans 8:38-39