Comments on: Public vs. Private

By: cinemajoel

cinemajoel — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 03:11:24 +0000

Ive been thinking a lot about this too as I start dusting off my own blog. I went through and deleted all the pictures of my kiddo off Facebook awhile ago. On the blog, I like sticking to generic nicknames. Wife, Husband, Dog, Cat, and now Boy. Plus when I say “Boy” it makes me feel like Homer Simpson. And who doesn’t like that?

By: Kassy

Kassy — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:16:54 +0000

Yep. That it is… something to think about. As always, my thought is better safe than sorry when it comes to names and location.

By: RC

RC — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:36:18 +0000

Thanks E.

I’ll definitely be blogging more about what’s going on at our church as we get rolling.

By: Elisa | blissfulE

Elisa | blissfulE — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:33:57 +0000

Hi RC – congratulations on the new role at your church. Sounds exciting!

I think public v private is basically answered if you know the purpose of your blog.

The precautions I take are: my surname is nowhere on my site or blog email, I do not identify my location too specifically, including obvious local landmarks, and two of my children’s names are unique, so I have modified them on my blog. I also do not add information that might at some point have a negative impact on the employability of anyone in my family (e.g. at one point I had a health problem that could have been serious, and I didn’t speculate about it on my blog).

That said, my aim is to be real. In a small way I feel that I’m ministering to others (beyond the grandparents’ insatiable desire for pictures), and I feel that requires depth and honesty.

May God grant you wisdom as you find the right balance for you and your blog.