We Don't Talk About That

 “We don’t talk about that” 

This was a common phrase when I was in high school. “That” could be referring to basically anything but mostly embarrassing moments or disappointment. I remember one disappointment that my youth group to this day does not talk about because we were so sad. I’m talking about it, sorry not sorry, I was a senior and we went to like a weekend church camp kind of thing. They had advertised that there would be a room of kittens and puppies that attendees could go chill in during free time. Half of my youth group, myself included, literally could not wait for this baby animal room and we were more excited about it than anything else. We got to the campus of the retreat and we sat through the opening but there was not a word about the baby animal room. We asked the announcer about it and he didn’t know anything about it. We were so disappointed that we walked to Wendy’s and our youth pastor bought us all frosty’s at nine-thirty at night. True story, it was great.

We don’t talk about the baby animal room but we still talk about the weekend we had together. 

I recently told someone that I haven’t really blogged lately because I write about personal experiences and one of my recent experiences was extremely hurtful to me but it’s also touchy subject with some people I know. So I don’t talk about it because it took over my summer by causing a level of pain that I don’t think I’ve ever felt before. I realized that it doesn’t mean I can’t write about the day I spent hiking with my oldest sister and then having dinner at her house without planning it. Or attending my best friend’s baby shower and welcoming her beautiful baby girl into the world. Or the things that I learned from people through great conversations. Or even the fun family barbecues we had. 

So yeah we don’t talk about that... but can we talk about the things around it? If so, what are they? Let's talk about that instead.

 Life doesn't always go how we want it to or think it will but I'm a firm believer in God having a plan for everything.