March 26, 2007

Well, it was Spring Break for us last week, but alas I was called to substitute teach on Monday for a group of first graders. So my husband, being the flexible man he is, stayed home to have a guy’s day with Caleb while I worked away. It was a mainly uneventful day, but one thing happened that has left me in wonderment. During the course of the day with the first graders one little boy in particular walked up to me and whispered something to me. I didn’t quite catch what he was telling me until he showed me—a cell phone. I looked at it in amazement that a first grader would have his own cell phone!

Kids are just inundated with stuff these days—cell phones, MP3 players, and who knows what else there will be tomorrow. So my question is, who is perpetuating this phenomenon? Is it the advertising agencies? Parents? Peer pressure? Why do we feel driven to have so much stuff? I guess there really is an article here, but I couldn’t help but wonder, in the midst of all this interaction, where is the interaction with God?

Dear 90&9 Editors,

We have all noticed the dearth of letters since you have changed web designs.  I just remember on the old site that at the end of every article there was something like, "Any comments, questions? Send feedback here."

This web design, you have to positively search to find the feedback button and our comments are not solicited as they were before.

Maybe this has been the major difference.
 

Ellie Neumann, Georgia

(Editor’s Note: Great reminder. We’ll give it a go this week and see what happens!)
 

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