tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416089578031996468.post7515656540531419757..comments2023-11-09T07:13:39.461+10:30Comments on Musings: Shyness, introversion and ministryWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11235980969755979085noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416089578031996468.post-35492315504222787582014-10-29T17:21:13.139+10:302014-10-29T17:21:13.139+10:30Ah - Jean, another like minded soul!
Jane - that&...Ah - Jean, another like minded soul!<br /><br />Jane - that's a great idea. We do a similar thing, although not as obviously - which would be a good idea sometimes. My husband just says, "Ok, let's pray before you leave" - and that wraps things up well! I'll keep the phone idea in mind, he'll like that.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11235980969755979085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416089578031996468.post-52435822035206448722014-10-29T07:04:14.299+10:302014-10-29T07:04:14.299+10:30My husband is introverted and at the end of the da...My husband is introverted and at the end of the day we need to check in with each other, get on the same page about tomorrow and have some down time alone after that, which makes things difficult when guests stay late after dinner. So Steve has started explaining this to guests when they arrive, asking them to leave by 9.30pm and then setting an alarm in his phone. At first I thought this was embarrassing but now it's just our normal thing and nobody minds at all.Jane Listerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14200603109522350469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416089578031996468.post-47838020665044947902014-10-29T06:47:53.808+10:302014-10-29T06:47:53.808+10:30Yep, here it's screen time for the kids combin...Yep, here it's screen time for the kids combined with a rest for me! I need a quiet time during the day just to get through a normal morning and evening, let alone an evening with ministry, so I totally get this. Thanks Wendy.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538502318975037711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416089578031996468.post-59868054768082357652014-10-10T20:07:05.670+10:302014-10-10T20:07:05.670+10:30Thanks for that reference Andrew - I'll look i...Thanks for that reference Andrew - I'll look it up!<br /><br />Tamie - we have regular "rest time" here, which since sleeps were dropped many years ago has become "screen time". It's still clearly to give me a break time!<br /><br />Rachelle - a woman after my own heart! I found morning tea at college hard too - so many people...<br /><br />Thanks for all your comments!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11235980969755979085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416089578031996468.post-37645583517570960442014-10-06T17:52:17.929+10:302014-10-06T17:52:17.929+10:30Thanks for this post Wendy, it's nice to hear ...Thanks for this post Wendy, it's nice to hear about a shared experience. I am also shy and introverted and often find morning tea after church a difficult time (and morning tea at college sometimes too!). I've wondered about my usefulness in up-front ministry because of this. Thanks for the encouragement in this post: that I can push myself, and that I shouldn't feel guilty about needing some down time. Rachellehttp://www.reflectionsofalamb.blogspot.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416089578031996468.post-58059923834051758642014-10-06T17:06:04.600+10:302014-10-06T17:06:04.600+10:30I've become stacks more introverted since livi...I've become stacks more introverted since living in another culture, I suspect because normal things take so much more energy, and the interactions that would normally be energising are fraught with awkwardness. <br /><br />I like how you talk about planned free time - with Arthur out most evenings during the semester we've instituted 'rest time' for an hour or two in the arvo (generally however long Elliot sleeps for!)Tamiehttp://meetjesusatuni.comnoreply@blogger.com