I read blogs.

There, I’ve finally admitted it. I feel better now. 🙂

I was chatting with a friend last night (hi Esther!) and she was telling everyone about the joys she discovered about blogging. Seems she got hooked during our trip to Brasil back in January. She started reading our daily updates from Brasil and felt like a participant in our adventures.

She recounted how she arrived at Lifepoint on that first Sunday when Pastor Jeff wasn’t there to preach (because he was in Brasil)  and was excitedly telling everyone how we had “gone dark.” She was absolutely giddy in telling the reaction of everyone!

That is what can happen when you enter blogdom.

I intentionally limit my consumption. I could easily become a blog glutton. I actually blog in two languages, so it could really get out of hand quickly if I didn’t watch it. My limit is 20 currently. After reading a post by Gary Lamb, I’m considering using his tactic and increasing it to 30.

My advice: if you jump into the deep end of the blogging pool and start reading multiple blogs daily, get a “reader.” A reader allows you to see new posts to any number of blogs at once. You don’t have to go to each individual blog to check it for updates. Google has a free one that is simple — I use it. Check it out here. Since everyone doesn’t post daily, you can follow multiple blogs and not be overwhelmed. It’s kind of like going to a buffet — you can pick and choose what you want.

I have people asking me what I read. So, in the event that someone might find this interesting, I’m going to give you a short list of what I look forward to reading daily. Don’t worry, I’m not going to go into all 20. I’ll give you my “top 10” list in a couple of bit size blogs.

Stay tuned and thanks for reading!