Mindy's Non-Adventures

         First off, I feel I owe an apology/explanation to anyone I saw this weekend that asked me how Charleston is. If you asked me this question, I answered with either "Charleston's great!" or "It's wonderful!" or "It's different but we're settling in."  It wasn't a lie. Charleston, the city, really is great, wonderful, different from Greenville, and we're still settling in.  Now if you asked me how things are going or how I'm doing, my answer was much more ambiguous, and I probably steered you in a safer direction. Also not a lie, just a...redirection. Everyone should know that in the South you have to ask someone how they are at least 3 times before you get anything more than "fine!" OR a list of health ailments (depending on which side of the Southern spectrum you're on).          Charleston really IS a great city, and we enjoy living here. Our new home is wonderful, really, better tha...

     Selling a house while homeschooling and having 2 kids and one baby in the house is life consuming. It disrupts the rhythm of our lives. Whatever we're doing has to be dropped at a moment's notice whenever a potential buyer wants to see our wonderful deal-of-a-lifetime house. This in and of itself is not so bad. Whatever, it's part of the deal of trying to sell your house in this market. What DOES drive me crazy are the people that are not serious about buying or they have NO IDEA what they're looking for.  I think people have watched too many home renovation shows because now everyone wants a brand spankin' new Mcmansion at a dollar menu price.  I see our home more as a Mchouse at a value meal price. But so are the days we live in...     Okay, I'm done with my rant. Now to ask the tough questions. Last night at dinner, some friends and I were chatting about why it is SO HARD for some people to believe that God is in control. Notice the ...