authenticity
it’s like a daily pill for me. if i don’t get it, i shrivel away on the inside.
if i don’t have it in my significant relationships, i will feel completely isolated.
one thing i want to offer here is authenticity.
because i die without this.
what do you want offered here?
38 responses so far ↓
Becca // June 26, 2008 at 8:16 am
Agreed.
Very well put, Mandy.
josh // June 26, 2008 at 8:59 am
peanut butter and chocolate, please.
@ngie // June 26, 2008 at 9:13 am
Whatever pill you are peddlin’ is my vice of choice.
Cindy Beall // June 26, 2008 at 9:22 am
Your heart.
Travis // June 26, 2008 at 10:10 am
I need Drew to come eat Willie’s Weenie Wagon with me.
Drew // June 26, 2008 at 11:07 am
no kidding.
though I heard the food quality has declined of late.
I’m coming in August–we’ll get some time.
JudiFree.com // June 26, 2008 at 11:14 am
same! authenticity from blogs has changed my life.
BuddyO // June 26, 2008 at 11:29 am
More arguing, name calling and Christian in-fighting….
Wait, there’s plenty of other places to get that… this blog is fine the way it is…
Michelle // June 26, 2008 at 11:46 am
Connection…I guess that’s just another way of saying the same. I want REAL.
heatherblankenship // June 26, 2008 at 12:34 pm
I just love getting a glimpse of your heart mandy and your humor!! miss you!
heatherblankenship // June 26, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Oh and are you coming in Aug with Drew??? If so, you better make some time for me!! haha at least ten minutes!
TheNorEaster // June 26, 2008 at 12:52 pm
Charlatans REPEL me. To the 68th power of the Nth degree. I can’t even BEGIN to tell you…
Natalie Witcher // June 26, 2008 at 12:56 pm
donuts
no, seriously, I like you being real. Then I think I really know you!!!
mandythompson // June 26, 2008 at 1:08 pm
Nat: you do really know me.
TheNor: what’s a charlatan??
Heather: he’s staying a week longer than me. i’ll be with my family for the weekend, then back up here for work.
Red: totally the same. without authenticity there’s no real genuine connection.
BO:
tam and i are putting our weapons down. sometime. soon. maybe.
Judi: changed me as well. in so many ways. i think authenticity creates an inviting atmosphere to really connect. to come out of hiding. to show our true selves.
Drew: i love you
Travis: hug gracie
Cindy: you got it baby!!!
@ng: i think i’m gonna start selling on the black market - what do you think??
Josh: anytime!!!
Becca: yes. knew you’d agree.
TheNorEaster // June 26, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Charlatan: one who makes fraudulent and elaborate claims to skill or knowledge
mandythompson // June 26, 2008 at 1:18 pm
ahhhh…. so, you’re callin’ me a liar?
BuddyO // June 26, 2008 at 1:31 pm
Hey, I wasn’t talking about you guys…
I was complimenting you on how your blog rises above the fray. How different it is than many other Christian blogs…
geez…
BTW: I’m no longer auto logged-in (aka with the little WP toolbar at the top) on your site now for some reason. Other WP sites it’s still there… maybe a prob?
mandythompson // June 26, 2008 at 1:52 pm
i didn’t kick you off!
i promise.
and i forgot to place [insert sarcasm] in my reply for you. i was just kidding - knew you were too.
i actually made the conscious choice, when starting, to not use my blog as a place to beat up other Christians and declare to the world that SO-&-SO is messed up. or did the wrong thing. or sets a bad example, etc. like you said, there’s enough of that already. if i ever do make a critical or objecting comment about fellow Christians, please know that i’ve SERIOUSLY thought through whether or not i should say anything at all…
so.
amen brother BO!
jon mckanna // June 26, 2008 at 2:05 pm
more music please…
mandythompson // June 26, 2008 at 2:18 pm
REALLY? wow. ok.
givemejesus // June 26, 2008 at 2:21 pm
Honesty. Transparency. Fresh baked cookies warm from the oven. *sigh* Two out of three ain’t bad.
TheNorEaster // June 26, 2008 at 2:28 pm
“ahhhh…. so, you’re callin’ me a liar?”
Mandy:
If I thought for one second that you were a charlatan, I would have only visited your blog once and never have left a comment.
So, Yeah. If you think you are a charlatan then I am calling you a liar!
Liar Liar Mandy’s Pants on fire!!!
mandythompson // June 26, 2008 at 2:42 pm
GiveMe: well… i’d LOVE to give the fresh-baked cookies a try. but my apartment oven is only about 17 inches wide and burns the bottoms of everything. i can barely fit a cookie sheet in there.
we’ll have to stick with what i’m good at!!!
TheNor: HAHAA!!! LIAR LIAR Mandy’s Pants on fire! thank you for your disclaimer.
@ngie // June 26, 2008 at 3:55 pm
“Mandy the Dealer”… hm… uh… no, I don’t think so.
Anyway, I don’t know that there is much of a demand for authenticity on the black market these days.
mandythompson // June 26, 2008 at 4:00 pm
HAHA! true! they’d probably kill me.
edfromct // June 26, 2008 at 4:47 pm
I read this blog because it is reflects the authentic Mandy, someone I enjoy spending time with. I can’t think of anything you need to change.
mandythompson // June 26, 2008 at 5:22 pm
aw shucks ed. you are too sweet sometimes.
Cheryl // June 26, 2008 at 8:16 pm
Some sweet tea…I’ve never had it before!
I’ll wave at you from Montreal.
You are authentic Mandy. Thanks for taking the time stopping by my blog. It means a lot.
mandythompson // June 26, 2008 at 9:12 pm
GASP.
you’ve never had sweet tea?
and you’re so very welcome…
Travis // June 26, 2008 at 10:39 pm
Drew I ate it last Saturday with the Hemingways… Big Willie steak add cheese and hot sauce. It was fntastic as far as I am concerned.
Not to rub it in.
lovewillbringustogether // June 27, 2008 at 5:47 am
More of Tam!
oh yeah… i’m with Jon Mac also… more Mandy Music please!
See - i CAN be nice - when you ain’t bad-mouthin that sweet ‘older’ lady
She’s gonna kill me fer that one ain’t she?? :shock;
TAMMMMM! - it was all Mandy’s fault! - would i be a charlatan to you?
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lovewillbringustogether // June 27, 2008 at 5:48 am
Oh and you could install a coffee-machine - for the addicts.
Preferably one that dispenses donuts!
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mandythompson // June 27, 2008 at 8:26 am
T: you’re gonna make him cry!!!
Love: hmm… a coffee machine! brilliant!!!! you are a sweet old man, i don’t care what tam says!
tam // June 28, 2008 at 2:10 am
Love - go to your room!
TheNorEaster // June 28, 2008 at 10:04 am
“TAMMMMM! - it was all Mandy’s fault! - would i be a charlatan to you?”
“Love - go to your room!”
And stop stealing my thunder!!!
Er…Well, my word, at least.
kristiapplesauce // June 28, 2008 at 3:26 pm
Yup. Authenticity is key.
mandythompson // June 28, 2008 at 6:11 pm
Tam: thank you for policing my blog. psycho crazy blog lady.
TheNor: thunder!? LOL!!
KA: key. welcome back.
alece // July 2, 2008 at 10:51 pm
wow.
i concur.
i heart you.
and your authenticity pill.