Blogging: Top Ten Things NOT to do

In my feeble attempt at blogging over the last few months, I've learned a few things that it's not good to do. With the help of some friends, I've compiled this top-ten list of things NOT to do when blogging. Some of these, I learned from personal experience. But others, thankfully, have been lessons learned by friends. Still others are just practical pieces of advice from experienced bloggers. Hope you enjoy the list. Maybe I can put it to practice and improve my blog rep. Peace to the bloggers! I'm out!

10. Update your post once every month and a half.

9. Title the blog "SRC Stud" when you're 30 years old, graying, and fattening.

8. Create a blog, fail to tell anyone about it, then wonder why the news of your great writing hasn't simply spread through word of mouth.

7. Write a blog about a prayer request but never update the results.

6. Get blog ideas from reading the graffiti in a public bathroom.

5. Spend an hour perfecting a blog, then close out of it before clicking publish.

4. Fall asleep on the keyboarddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd.

3. Hog N' Blog. (While I certainly promote eating large quantities of food, doing so while blogging may result in sticky keys, multiple bathroom breaks, crumbs in the keyboard, and accidental eating of necessary computer peripherals)

2. Jog N' Blog. (It's pretty tough to keep the laptop steady when you're jogging through the park)

1. Nog N' Blog. (Drinking large quantities of Egg Nog while blogging may result in constipation, accidental spillage, extreme lethargy, and unneccessary gas buildup)

I hope this public service announcement will stop some of you before you make these mistakes. I am glad I found them when I did. I'm hoping this will be the start of a new commitment to healthy blogging for myself... and maybe for you too!

Worker for a better blog of tomorrow,
Matt

Opportunity for God to come through...

Well, if you happen to read this today or tomorrow, please say a word of prayer for Laurie and I as I am going to talk to some of our neighbors about our situation regarding the townhouse. As any of you reading this blog already know, Laurie and I are excited about the move to MD to work with students at SRC. Our biggest piece that needs to fall into place is that of our housing.

We bought a great townhouse back in October that's only a mile away from Messiah College here in Grantham, PA. When we made the decision to be a part of the church plant, we had hoped that we would be able to keep our house in Grantham and rent it to college students while we saved up money for a deposit on a house down in MD. Unfortunately, it turns out that our townhouse association has a rule that only the owner or their direct relative may live in the house. In other words, no renters.

However, we see this as an opportunity for God to come through. We are praying that God will give us grace with the other homeowners, that when they hear our story, they would be willing to grant us an exception to the rule and allow us to rent out the house.

I'll keep you updated via the blog. Thanks for your prayers!

Matt