Social Media Used Well

For the past week, my daughters have been away.  Alexa in Peru since Monday and Anna was on Penn's campus since last Sunday (she came home last night and was with us on 7/14/19).  But, through this whole week, we still had information about their activities and we knew they were OK.  The Peru Trip Leader has a WhatsApp group and we get pictures and videos and updates.  Alexa has also been messaging us whenever she gets Wifi.  For Anna, well, she did not text us much, but the Band Camp had YouTube and Facebook posts and we got to see her playing music and having a lot of fun.  And, for me, on the 195th day of 2019, I was connected with a long-ago friend from a FB post from another long-term friend.  So, tonight I head to bed with gratitude for Social Media Used Well.  I see it not being used well on a daily basis (even a few times today), but, for now, I am focused on the good uses and am grateful for when they occur.  I do wonder, tonight, how my parents handled it when my sister and I were away, at Summer Camp in VT, even out in the City with our friends.  We are so lucky to stay connected, and I am glad.

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