Okay! Amazingly, we shelvers, a new word created by library staff by the way, are all caught up with our work today. So I decided to use this time to make progress on the 23 Things learning project. Today my assignment was to investigate and learn about Flickr Mashups. My first response was, what? But after studying the various examples and pages of information I found Mashups quite interesting. I especially liked the mosaic creating mashup called Montagr. Fun & cool stuff! Ths internet sure has a lot to offer for those of us who may be creatively challenged.
As for more of my story, this morning I was doing a Bible Study with Beth Moore. The assignment was to divide your life into fifths and take time to review memories. Today I thought and journaled about my first fifth of life, ages 0 to 11. I was born in Key West, Florida because my Dad was in the Navy and he was stationed there for about 2 years. I am the 5th of nine children and was born after my mom had had her first and only miscarriage. At birth I was a blue baby so the response back then was two-fold: incubation and a speedy baptism. My parents had me baptized "Mary" but then I survived by God's plan so my true name was given at a full baptism, Susan Elaine. Like so many of us, I have had times in my life where I wondered about the reason for my existenece. Maybe I was just a happen chance or mistake, but when I consider this and many other stories of survival, I know that God had and has a plan for my life. He designed and planned my life and that is why I am here. Even now, to this very day! Knowing this and knowing Him makes all the difference!
Happy Memorial Day to one and all!
