Oh Facebook.

You ever notice on Facebook that the layout is always changing, and you can do more and more and more with it pretty much every month. It's expanding, and we're adapting. Not too long ago, there was a whole layout change. Everybody's news feeds bombarded with their friends complaining about the transition. Take whatever side you want - you're still on Facebook. You will adapt. You will then be content with the layout. And you will be used to it - only to have it change again. And we'll repeat the process. Fact is that we have a choice. If you don't like it you don't have to be on Facebook.There's one very important thing I learned from Management Informations Systems yknow.. cus I have a business background... And it's this

"'If it ain't broke, don't fix it,' is an outdated saying... Cus if you wait till it's broke to fix it, somebody who done fixed it is gonna steal your business - So if it ain't broke, fix it up and make sho it stay not broke!" - My African American Teacher

It's true, isn't it Myspace?... Friendster... non-iPod MP3 player... Blockbuster Video... Record Shop, Comic book store, ridiculously baggy pants, pager companies, AOL?

Truth is, if we get used to it then we get bored of it. No matter how much we've enjoyed using it, no matter how faithful it's been to us, we will leave it and look for something beter..... Isn't it true, every girl I've ever had romantic interest in?

Things are always going to change. And we are always going to have to adapt.

We were made to worship. That's why it's so easy to fall into something and devote something and to have an event/someone/something be a God over you. To many of us, it has become Facebook itself. This was a reality check to me.  If I can easily adapt to something as simple as a new layout and not complain about it, why can't I adapt to a situation that God has put me under? Why can't I take the practical instruction in His Word and easily apply it like I'm often commanded to do. Doing a bible study on 1 John after how many times of studying it in past years has really effected e this year. Is it a coincidence that Paul's conclusive statement in the letter says "Children guard yourself from idols?" Yes, this little not-so-significant layout change got me thinking that. Haha. Let's adapt. No matter how far I've come from my old self, I know it's not far enough. I can't use my own strength to do God's will. I have to use His.

I Ain't Afraid of No Ghost

First of all *insert cliche 'wow I haven't written in this forever' line.. but make it creative and stuff and then laugh at the end*

whew.

So my house is haunted. But before I tell you a couple of stories, let me give you a disclaimer - I don't believe in that kinda stuff really.. but there's been some weird stuff happening in the house... That leads me to believe that if I even believed in that kinda stuff, then I would believe this house is haunted.... But I don't. Although it's really freaky that I'm starting to write this at 1:35 at night... and the dryer is making weird noises. ANYWHO

1) The smoke alarm goes off. Mmkay.. so my dear friend Elijah was staying over our house one night, and it randomly went off... like 3 times in the night. Here's the thing... THERE WAS NO SMOKE! We thought maybe the dryer vapors were seeping up to the detector making it sound off - so we turned off the dryer - It goes off AGAIN! My (tall) friend, Kenny took out the alarm and it went off in his hands and it had NO POWER SOURCE! Also I heard that this was on some horror movie my friend Elijah has seen "Paranormal Activity." The smoke alarm has gone off a couple of times while I was alone in the house.

2) Marbles. Not only have I lost them, but there is a jar of marbles that no one touches on a little side table in the kitchen. One day I came in through the door, no one was home, and in the corner of my eye I saw the marbles suddenly fall. Yeah. Ghost trying to lay booby traps like in home alone where Caulkin bests those criminals to fall into the hole in the ground.

3) Joe Allen, my lovely roomate told me about one time where he stayed in the house and he saw someone watching him in the dark. It was a kid. Joe yelled, the silhouette ran away, Joe chased and he never saw him.again. Ooo.. didja get chills? Maybe it was a dream? I don't know, but Joe doesn't lie.

4) There was one time I went to use the bathroom in my brothers room.. the door opened for me. I figured "oh.. the fans are on. They made a suction for the door to open." I took two steps and the door closed behind me. No big deal.. I had to go. So I dropped off the kids at the pool THEN searched around.. No one in sight.

So there you have it. Anyone wanna have a sleepover?? We can swap ghost stories!