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Re: cold

melindajoy1968 — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:21:22 -0000

i'm in western nc and for the love of pete, who turned the heat off? it's 21 degrees here right now and it's only 6:20 pm.

Re: bold blogging

melindajoy1968 — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:29:25 -0000

Jennifer, I must say that I am in complete agreement with you. it is not always easy to be genuine, but i have found that it often benefits others to know that no one really has a perfect life. so i tried out your whole blogging boldy thing today and just laid out what was on my heart. it was liberating. thanks for using your voice to be genuine & honest.

Re: about a Swiss cable car

melindajoy1968 — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:10:56 -0000

we absolutely love stone mountain. we have gone there as a family for years, we grap a pic nic, spend the day wondering around the park and then at sunset throw our blankets out on the grass and watch the laser and firework shows. good times, glad your family enjoyed it also.

Re: marriage, submitting, forgiving and ducking

melindajoy1968 — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:15:02 -0000

Dear Jennifer, I wanted to take a minute to say thank you for this post. I know I'm a little late, we've been out of town with no internet for a week, I am just now catching up. Above all, my thoughts and prayers are with Stellen and your family but I felt it important to come back here and leave a comment on this particular post for a simple reason ... in an early post several months ago, I left a comment in which I expressed my disappointment in some area's I felt like should have been addressed. I said then and I still say that your personal life is your life and I respect that. But what I saw and read in this current post addressed so many of the concerns that were never spoken of before. I've been where you and your husband have been, I have mucked around in those same trenches and felt, justifiably or not, a little hurt that previously they seemed somewhat sugar coated. I understand when you write about embarrassment or shame, words that shouldn't be said in anger, with holding forgiveness ... and as ashamed as I am to say it, I am guilty of all of that and more. I want you to know, not that my opinion has any great weight, that it makes me proud of you, that you trusted your readers enough to be completely honest, giving some good advice about seeking safe, christian based help. I'm sure it wasn't an easy thing to do, it never is easy to admit that our lives aren't perfect ... I know mine sure isn't, but I also know the power of the healing grace of God, in my life, in my marriage. Not that I wish anything bad on anyone, but it is reassuring and comforting to know that I'm not the only person in blog land who has had and continues to have personal struggles that may not always be so chipper to write about. Mostly, I just want to be a big enough person to say "thank you" ...

Re: Broke down...

melindajoy1968 — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:24:44 -0000

ouch. sorry to hear about the injury. although, one day her fourth finger on her left hand may be her best finger so at least that one didn't get messed up where a big ole diamond won't slide perfectly over it. bless your heart on the car thing, i had a flat in the really fast lane of a major highway with 4 teenagers in the car & they were equally embarassed & no help. hope your week gets better!

Re: The silver lining...

melindajoy1968 — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 23:37:25 -0000

my oldest daughter just finished her college summer classes, she is nearly bald too. my youngest daughter starts college tomorrow and she is on the verge of pulling hair out. i just redid my entire blog, i still have hair but can't see squat!

Re: The silver lining...

melindajoy1968 — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:18:56 -0000

option #1. Jake likes bald women?
option #2. Jake will let you borrow the wig in his picture?
option #3. I don't know another option ...

hope your week gets better :)

Re: best week ever

melindajoy1968 — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 09:18:56 -0000

Hi Susan, thanks for taking the time to share your opinion. I had to look up what the word "jaded" meant, it's not a word that I am overly familiar with, I've heard my teenage daughters use it but just wanted to be sure I was referencing it correcty in my response. I suppose I am jaded, by definition, the word means, worn out or calloused by a circumstance. I can agree that I am definately worn out, and I could certainly use a best week ever ... this past week was spent teaching 14 teenagers about the importance of abstinance during our VBS, even though that was not the topic in the leader book to be discssed. But so goes life, at least they were there to ask questions, even if they weren't the questions I had planned the answers for. Secondly, I am absolutely without a doubt calloused when it comes to any form of violence or abuse. I didn't realize that there was an unwritten rule about only posting a public comment if you were in complete ageement with the blog author. That confuses me a bit. I stand by my comment, I stand by publishing it openly and using my name right along with my blog information. I have no problem with the fact that other people have differing opinions, I tried to be very clear about that. I don't find it productive to post anonymously and I don't find it offensive for anyone to disagree with me. I would soley hope that if nothing else, it opened an avenue for discussion concerning issues that are important and should not be set aside as inconsequential fotter. It is not now, nor at any time has it been my intent to be rude or hateful. That's just not the way I roll (eg: teenage slang at my house again). I truly do appreciate that you took your time to leave a comment, and I fully respect your views and opinions. I hope you too, have a best week ever.

Re: best week ever

melindajoy1968 — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:10:10 -0000

Julia, although I highly respect the fact that you took the high road and apologized, it isn't necessary. You didn't say anything to offend me, in fact, if anything, your comment gave me pause to reread my first comment and analyze why my words appeared to be bitter. After rereading it, I can understand why you would come to that conclusion. Mostly, I am just thrilled to see that there are people on here who can have healthy discussions without name calling, ugly words and hateful attitudes. So I want to say that I appreciate your honesty. Molly's mom, thanks for jumping in ... I too plan to keep reading right on about the going on's of the msc. Ladies, thank you for the good conversation.