Hi all,
For years I avoided Facebook -- much like I avoided Forums for many years. Yet, last year I went on Facebook and have had wonderful results. For one thing, you choose who will be your Friends -- so, only their posts will show on your News Page (or main page). Even then, if someone you have selected as a Friend begins to abuse the page, like some do (posting 15-20 posts in a row and cluttering your News Page) -- you can choose to delete those or to not receive posts from that person again.
On the other side of the coin -- I have been thrilled at being able to reconnect with Friends I have totally lost track of and have not seen in decades. I have reconnected with my step-children from my first marriage (1956). I have reconnected with my high school girl friend (Molly). I have reconnected with my girl friend of 1963 (Isabel). No, my wife is not jealous; she knows it is only for friendship.
In the last few months, I have reconnected with Friends whose family I last saw on July 4, 1963 -- and am thrilled to learn that my main contact in the family is a Christian believer.
And, yesterday I received a telephone call from a close Friend and co-worker last seen in 1993 at his wedding. We totally lost track of one another. His wife passed away in 2008 and he told me yesterday, "I had no idea how to contact you; but, I see you every week when I watch my wedding video. You are dancing with Barb (his wife) at our wedding."
I found him on Facebook, sent him a private message -- and he called from Florida. We talked for an hour getting up to speed with one another.
While Facebook can be a somewhat destructive "time sink" -- it also is an amazingly great tool for reconnecting. I can hardly wait to see who I will find, or who will find me, in the future. Just my thoughts.
By the way, if any of you are on Facebook, look me up. Like on the Religion Forum, I am on Facebook as Bill Gray -- easy to find. And, Ian Sanford has a great "I Love Sheffield" page on Facebook.
God bless, have a wonderful, blessed day,
Bill