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Jelly Sandals

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Mindy

I wore brightly colored plastic barrettes to pin back my mousy stick straight hair. I loved Michael Jackson, Star Search and The Golden Girls. I wore girly rompers and jelly sandals. I was in awe with Shel Silverstein’s, Where the … Continue reading →

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Ballroom Bird’s Nest

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Mindy

For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength. Philippines 4:13, Geesh, at least there won’t be a bird on my head… Yes, this continued to run through my mind, and thank you Jesus for it. When God has laid … Continue reading →

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Deep Empty Spaces

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Mindy

Illness, Injury, Addiction… Prayer. When we go to Christ with these we do so with the heaviest of hearts. Perhaps because these things we have little control over. Perhaps because they can threaten everything. Sadly, we all have our season-finding ourselves here. I’ve cried … Continue reading →

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Humility, Headstones, and Headless Corpses

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Mindy

(Originally posted for Easter’s Blog in May of 2015) Parenthood is crazy hard sometimes. In part because children hold your heart hostage in the most beautiful and frightening ways. Being asked the really difficult questions by people who call you Mommy, that’s … Continue reading →

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USA Best Book Award

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Mindy

Who doesn’t LOVE a gold sticker? I was overjoyed when I received this notification from USA Book News! November 12, 2014Congratulations!The results of the 2014 USA Best Book Awards have been announced.Your book has been honored as a “Finalist” in the “Religion: Christian Inspirational” … Continue reading →

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Moving forward in Faith

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Mindy

From my New Facebook Author’s Page  It’s been five years. Call it what you will (I’m still struggling with that a bit myself). The piece that’s perfectly clear is that the telling of our story, well…it pursued me. My son Charlie … Continue reading →

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Chapter One Embracing Charlie

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Mindy

I am working on a late 2013 release of Embracing Charlie on Amazon.com.-sharing my first chapter. Enjoy! Embraced, Mindy Chapter One Breathless April, 2005 It was a surreal, life-altering moment—the kind you never forget, the kind that seems so curious you begin … Continue reading →

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