I have spoken to friends who blog about safety on the internet, and I know that many of them feel torn as I do. We want to share our testimonies, our adventures, our photography skills, and information about homeschooling, but at the same time we want to do all that we can to protect our children from the dangers that lurk in the world. I have gone back and forth, as many of you can attest, to how comfortable I feel on the internet. There have been a couple of instances that have scared the living day lights out of me and shut me down completely, and yet other experiences that make me feel that what I am sharing is helping someone, either see the Gospel for something completely different than they imagined, or helping them make decisions about homeschooling.
Recently it was brought to my attention that someone felt like I was “singling” her out when it comes to my privacy. Unfortunately, she was misinterpreting the emails that I sent out to everyone in my mail box informing people of the privacy settings on my blog. She thought that I was telling her that she was invading my privacy. Just so you know, none of those emails meant that “YOU” were invading my privacy, only that I had added a password to my blog to protect it from strangers. If you received an email from me, you a definitely not a stranger! ;o)
As for this blog, you’ll note that it is open again. For now, after many prayers, I am feeling comfortable about posting about our travels (as they happen, not before), our homeschooling plans and accomplishments, and photos of my children only from the side or the back. I do not know why that is my comfort level, but that is what it is.
