Tables Turned: My Turn in the Interview Hot Seat

Aw shucks.

I’m used to interviewing and questioning others, so sitting on the interviewee side of the table? Yikes. It’s a little scary over here!

Okay, it wasn’t that frightening, but definitely an interesting change of pace. The wonderful Ortensia interviewed me as part of her regular blogger chat series over at her site, Truly Madly Ordinary, Diary Of A Not So Desperate Housewife. Ortensia quit her finance job to become a full-time, stay-at-home mother and blogger.

As part of this running interview series, I was lucky number 13.

I absolutely loved her questions—and if you know her site, you know her blog is anything but ordinary. I always love reading her unique perspective, so it was a real honor. Thank you, Ortensia, for having me!

Check out our full conversation below.

A Chat Among Bloggers, Episode 13

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  2. Great interview, Brian. You handled the pressure of the hot seat great! 😊 Love You, Forever always brings me to tears when I re-read and I do hope to go through the Potter books with T one day. And I always appreciate your very human and humane views and approach to faith!

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    1. Yes, Love You Forever can be tough to read — especially as you see T growing and getting bigger. I think that’s why I love it. I feel like I learn something new about myself and the book each time I read it. And the Potter books are a great tool to read with T. I was skeptical about the series when it came out. It turned out to be an amazing experience reading it with my kids. My daughter loved it the most — but the boys too. It opened up Star Wars, Dune, The Hobbit and so many other interests for us. Faith is a tough one. I hope my faith comes across as humane. I’m a red letter guy, not a red hat guy. In this day and age, people take faith in different directions, I’m always cautious to say much, but I also know that I’d be lost without it.

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      1. I read LYF with my mom, in her later years, and there were many tears! It definitely has a different read at different points in life.

        Red letter is better any day over red hat!

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    1. I’m not all that interesting Joy! Pretty bland actually. Ha, ha. Ortensia did a great job making me sound cooler than I really am — like reading about a sophisticated James Bond-like character and finding out in real life he’s a geeky, pocket square-wearing numbers guy. It was fun though to chat with her. 😎😎😎😎😎

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  4. What a great interview. It’s good to know a little more about you. I believe you are a humble man, who doesn’t realize your talent. I also have been blogging for a long time. For me, the experience is a discipline of sorts. Once I get up and moving, it’s part of my daily routine to sit down and write. I rarely have a problem thinking about what I’ll write. I’m old. I have a million stories to share and I hope a lot of wisdom too. I really enjoyed your answers.

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    1. I’m glad you enjoyed it Kathy. The humility is honest. I’ve just never been comfortable being puffed up. Part of it came from my dad. He was never a fan of cockiness. He drilled that into us. On top of that, I find that we’re not all that different – we have our good and bad qualities, our successes and our failures. And yes, here’s to daily writing. It really does make a difference. My writing is my fun time to play. Love it.

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    1. Thanks for reading Kari. I’m glad you liked it. I’ve written about my mother a couple of times over the years. She grew up on an Amish farm, but left the church when she was 17. Her family had no car or electricity and led a simple life with plain dress and few modern conveniences. When she was growing up, one of her sisters died from Cancer. My mother never got over the fact that the Amish Bishop gave her parents a tough time for seeking out modern medical help and trying to ease her pain. When my mom had her chance, she decided to leave and go on her own. She went to live with a family friend, who was Mennonite, stopped dressing in black dresses, and got a job. A few years later, she met my father and later married. Her parents never had to “shun” her because she never joined the church. Here’s the link to the Mother’s Day piece I wrote in 2020: https://writingfromtheheartwithbrian.com/2020/05/07/thank-you-mom-2/

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    1. “Sounds exactly like you are in your blogs.” So I sounded like a smug a@@hole? Ha, ha. I’m kidding! Thank you so much Beth. I really appreciate that. I just try to be real. Hopefully that comes out in my writing. There’s too much AI and fakes out there . . . I find it easier just being authentic to who I am.

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    1. Oh come on Karla . . . You were bored to death. You had to be. Ha, ha. I’m kidding, I’m kidding. I loved Ortensia’s questions too. Thought they were different. It was a lot of fun. Thanks so much for reading and getting my crazy sarcasm and humor!

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