After ignoring my laptop's warnings of exhaustion
for a few weeks (I was hoping it was just joking)
it decided to expire and crash last week.
The poor little Netbook just couldn't handle
all the work we were forcing it to do.
It was God's providence that my brother-in-law
was selling a newer laptop of his own and we had
ourselves a replacement within one day!
Even the manner that the laptop was brought to us
was God's providence!
We hosted our nephew from NJ last week and his dad
was making the drive to pick him up on Saturday.
When we contacted my brother-in-law in NJ on Friday about the laptop,
it totally worked out that our other brother-in-law
could drive it up to us the next day!
"AMEN JESUS!"
(as Sunny would phrase it)
I try to be as simple with technology as possible
to keep myself from the temptations of pretty devices and
wasting time that could be spent better elsewhere;
however, there are certain tasks that we could
not do without a handy little laptop.
10 Blessings of a Laptop
1) Homework
Hubby needs to have access to the programs required for his
graduate courses.
2) Email
Great for keeping in touch with family,
friends, and events.
3) Pictures
We have a huge collection of memories stored
for printing, framing, sharing, and reminiscing.
4) Blog
How would I be able to share
my recipes, stories, and goings-on with you all otherwise!?
5) Budget
We use software that helps us keep track of our budget
and saves our sanity.
6) Skype
Excellent way to have face-to-face
conversations with far-away relatives!
7) Coupons
We use the newspaper as well, but the online
resources have helped us with date-nights and
grocery shopping.
8) Portable
It is so nice being able to take a little computer
anywhere in the house with me! A blessing
on those down days where I can barely keep
my head up.
9) DVD
We have a VERY old-fashioned TV set
that we hook up to watch The Game (Football),
our old-fashioned Disney VHS tapes,
and our weekly splurge of
Once Upon a Time on basic cable.
It is great being able to rent wholesome
movies like For Greater Glory,
The Vow, the latest Pixar,
or one of my BBC classics
on DVD and be able to snuggle cozy in our pjs
for a date-night movie and ice cream in bed!
10) Amazon.com
Yes. Yes. Yes.
I am so grateful for those geniuses who figured
how to make a monitor, keyboard, mouse, and motherboard compact,
light, and portable!
~Michelle
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