Friday | Blog Comments + the Google Apocalypse

1. Bippity-Bloggity-Boo

So far, it seems to be true. Even bloglovin' is giving us far warning now. Google Friends and Google Reader is soon to be extinct, just a faint and happy memory in the pensive of our minds.

As this Google apocalypse is rapidly approaching (estimated date of destruction: Monday!), I just want to frantically shout and wave and point your towards the bloglovin' link over on the sidebar. You see, I love you guys. You're my friends. Ah, yes, group hug. No, but really. I don't like calling all you wonderful people my "followers" because that seems so posh and conceited. No, you're my friends, we've been doing life together for awhile and I really don't want to lose touch with you.

So, this is just a reminder that if you're not bored from hanging around me, please hop over to bloglovin' and add me to your list. Or if you don't do bloglovin' (I wouldn't be unless forced into it) you could sign up to get an email notification (assuming that still works post-Monday) by filling out the email widget also over on the sidebar somewhere. If none of those options work for you, at least scribble my blog address down on some local scratch paper. And for the record...I'm really, really, really going to miss seeing all your happy faces in my sidebar.

You can keep in touch with me on bloglovin' by clicking here, here or here.

Just kidding, those links all go to the same place. I know, I crack myself up.

2. Comments are Conversations

I've said it before and it says it on my sidebar, but I just want to throw it out there that I reply to every comment. Every single one. And wow, there have been SO many awesome responses to some of the posts on here lately that I'm so genuinely encouraged. All the thought-filled words of encouragement and wisdom that have been left down there in the comment section have seriously blown my mind.

So know that I adhere to a strict "you talk, I talk" policy on this blog. Because that's what friends do, after all. Anytime you leave any comment, there will be a reply. You guys aren't my trophies and each one of you stands out as an individual to me. When I open up the comment section, I don't see "x amount of comments" - I see "<your name here> has talked to me."And that blesses me so much.

So, wanted you all to know that! And seriously? THANK YOU. Like, really - thank you. I have no earthly idea how that number over on the {soon-to-be-extinct) sidebar gadget went from 0 to 100 over the past few years. It leaves me speechless. But so, so blessed.

Thanks for doing life with me.