the 2nd blogaversary...

2 years ago today i started this blog.  i never would have guessed how many great friends i would have met in the process.  last year, for my one year blogaversary i made a list of those people and shared why they were special to me.  head back to that one if thats what you're looking for.  none of those sentiments have changed... and many have grown stronger.  and sure there would be people to add to that list, but i'll trust those people know they are thought of and are special to me.

2 years ago today i started this blog.  with it came a place to blog anonymously about my struggles and joys.  about the things i was learning, and the things i wanted to teach.  about the good and the bad.  about my ugliness and the grace that i was still given.  as time went on i met a lot of people.  some found out my name.  some i talked to on the phone.  one i met in person.  and onei'm embarking on a beautiful relationship with.

in thinking how i would mark my 2nd blogaversary on mindsay a lot of things came to mind... but they all led back to the same thought...  this blog... nobody @ mindsay... has served its purpose.  and i think it has run its course.

and so, here now, on my 2nd blogaversary, nobody @ mindsay is now closed. 

but for anyone who may still care for it, i am leaving with one parting gift...  the anonymity will be gone...  my name is mike.  i live in salina, kansas.  and its been a pleasure sharing this community with you.

i'm planning on keeping my blog and login id, so i can continue to check in on some blogs here and comment on them.  i'm also inviting you to the blog i started last march.  what has become my real blog... the one where i leave behind my anonymity, and i hope to, in fully doing so, have a blog that can actually fully represent who i am.  you'll find its different from this one... not always introspective... not always deep...  but always mike.  i hope to see you over at Christianarchy.