Maderville

Friends
I have always been someone who appreciated my friends because I believe that they are an extension of your family. The big difference is that you chose your friends and you have a choice in how strong, how deep and how much they are a part of your life. When I was growing up, I didn't always know who and how long someone was going to be my friend. It was a challenge growing up for me and while I don't really want to get in to that sometimes painful part of my life, I know that the experiences I had were great lessons to me. Fortunately, I have been blessed with a life full of wonderful people. I can count on my friends as much or more than my own family sometimes.
A few months ago, I was introduced to the world of Facebook. I fought it for a long time but finally gave in. I have to admit that there is an addiction of sorts in this crazy world of 'FB'. I find myself checking my FB a few times a day to see what everyone is up to. It is nice to reconnect with friends old and new and take a quick peek into their worlds. When you meet someone now, you automatically ask if they FB and sign on as their friend. It's amazing how quickly you learn about someone and how close you feel toward someone just by knowing what's going on in their lives. Like this blog, you can look at pictures, get snippets of their daily life and have access to the here and now. The thing about blogs and FB is that sometimes you can't get everything you want down in a single sentence or post. There are so many layers to my life and so many facets to my world that I couldn't possibly write about all of it in this blog. I guess the high points(and sometimes low) will have to do. The best part of all this technology is that we can stay connected and keep up with those we might now be able to otherwise. There are only so many hours in the day and while I would love to talk for hours to my girlfriends, it's just not possible these days. I received so many comments after my post about Landry's apple choking incident. I realized after that post how many people cared about us and how many wonderful people I am blessed to have in my life. Thanks for reading and keeping up with the Maders. I love all of you!