When my husband first told me about facebook way back when, I said thanks, but no. Thanks, but I'm just fine here in my own little world. You finally got me to blog (and I'm lovin' it), but I have no, zero, zip desire to reconnect with my past. No inkling of curiosity about what's-her-name and what's-his-name and what they've been up to the past who-knows-how-many years. High school is behind me, college is behind me, old boyfriends are behind me. THANKS, BUT NO.

I don't remember the details, but somehow, for some reason, I caved. I joined facebook. And I started finding people I knew. Friends from high school. And college. And camp. And Okinawa. Former students. And their parents. Old teachers and professors. And people started finding me. From reading my books or hearing me speak or from some random friend-of-a-friend connection. Now, hundreds of facebook friends later, all I can say is, "wow."

And just in the past couple weeks, I've reconnected with a couple dozen more friends from high school and college. AND I'M LOVING IT. I remember telling my dad I would never, ever go to a high school reunion. He said, "By the time your 20th rolls around, you'll change your mind." Ha! Not a chance, I thought. And, oh my word, I think Dad might have been right (he almost always is, darn it). Can it possibly be that I graduated from high school FOURTEEN years ago?? I distinctly remember going to my mom and dad's 20-year high school reunion. And in six years, it will be me! And I can honestly say I'd love to go and see my old WL-S buddies from way back when.

Sidenote: I just remembered a piece of wisdom my dad gave me 12ish years ago when I was trying to decide between Guy #1 and Guy #2. "Which one do you think, Dad?" I asked. "Neither," he said. "________ is a womanizer, and _________ is immature." Um, so glad I went with Guy #3 (who I hadn't met at the time). We've been married for almost 11 years now. :)

Back to facebook... so, all you West Liberty-Salem High School Alums and you folks who went to Cedarville with me back in the days when it was still a College (not a University), I'm so glad we've reconnected! I love seeing pics of you and your families! I love seeing where God has taken you in the past decade +. I have some sweet memories with so many of you, and I'm thankful God has brought us back together.

Yeah, facebook!