Mindy's Non-Adventures

Hello, friends. It's that time of year where we all become introspective and think over the happenings of the year. As I've thought about 2018, I came to the conclusion that I might have peaked as a person in 2017. I never came up with a solid goal for this year so I inevitably drifted. If 2017 saw me being successful in everything I attempted, 2018 was certainly a year of sloughing through the muck to make progress.  All year my church has had an emphasis on praying and then sharing when God answers those prayers. We were supposed to be specific in choosing a person/situation to pray for in anticipation of seeing God move. When God would answer that specific prayer, we had an opportunity to share. It was beautiful to see God answer prayer after prayer each week. All year I've watched videos and heard testimonies from people who have had their prayers answered in a huge way. Unfortunately, I was not in any videos nor did I have a testimony to share because my specific pra...

Hello friends!  I finally made it back to my Sunday evening Starbucks session, and let me tell you. I have lots of oversharing for you tonight.  You're reading this right now which means you already know that I am an introverted oversharer. On its surface, that might seem like a paradox, but it is not. I've always been the blunt one in my group. Well, others call it bluntness. I call it speaking my truth when I feel like it. I feel like it more than most others would prefer. Basically, I suck at meaningless chit chat. If I have something on my mind, I want to talk about it. Since I recognize that's not usually a good idea, I tend to be quiet instead. If you can't say something nice and all... (here I use the word nice to include all topics that most people don't really want to talk about when you have 5 minutes to chat with kids around. For example, US immigration, Syria, homelessness, is Baby, It's Cold Outside actually offensive or a feminist anthem, why do pe...