"Finished with Facebook, etc. Part 2" (Or, How my Hiatus Became a BYEatus, Lol)

 

 

This is the 25th anniversary of the movie "Groundhog Day," where Bill Murray was trapped into reliving the same day over and over but gradually became a better person.  Facebook began to make me feel like that, only I was not growing there recently (see last post.) So finally, here are more things that helped me decide to leave my primary Facebook page for good  (Please read the last blog FIRST if you haven't already, as it will help you understand this one better. Thanks.)

 

*  On Oct. 26th, 2017, my first wife, Beth, who died in March of last year, would have been 70. Many of you know that Scripture identifies 70 as the average lifespan for us sinners these days.  I am "only" 62 (I'll be 63 on Feb. 12th, Lord Willing) but that "70" milestone got me thinking about my OWN mortality. 

*  On Oct. 31st, 2017 it was the 500th anniversary of Luther's role in the Reformation.

*  In late November of last year, George H.W. Bush became the oldest living former U.S. President in history.

 * In early December, the celebration began for Billy Graham's 100th year, which takes place in 2018.

( Also, R.C. Sproul, prominent Bible teacher, died in December 2017.)

All of these things have me thinking what MY legacy will be when the Lord takes me and frankly, with the encouragement of my new bride-to-be, Mercedes (who I will marry, Lord Willing, in April of 2018), my legacy can be far, far MORE than just being "Mr. Facebook" (again, see last post).

So, I'm starting the new year by going back to blogging.

I was a blogger for 5 years on Xanga before coming to FB in 2009, and yes, I'm going BACK to blogging...but only at the pace of 1-2 blogs a week.  In my mind, blogging is far more permanent and meaningful than Facebooking.   Yes, I tried doing NOTES on Facebook (as my Notes section bears abundant witness) but, to me that is just not blogging as it's tied to the rather shallow, superficial medium known as FB.

Sometimes, we just have to move on to what God will have for us NEXT!!  And, I am.  More soon!!

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