by Melinda | Dec 2, 2015 | All in the Family, Christmas
I thought I might do a little something, this year, that would help me focus on what this season is really about, and maybe it could help you, too. I’m going to take the story of Jesus’s birth, found in Luke 2, and go verse by verse, 1 through 24, to see what...
by Melinda | Nov 26, 2015 | All in the Family, Living the God Life, Thankfulness, Working Out Faith
This is the first Thanksgiving morning in many years that I haven’t sat, in the wee hours, next to the glow of Christmas lights. Because of our daughter’s family living in Florida, they always came early in the month, when flights were cheaper, so I...
by Melinda | Nov 23, 2015 | All in the Family, Life Abundant, Mimmie's Heart, My Girls, My Man, Thankfulness
It’s been a really good weekend. So good, in fact, that I realized as I fell in the bed, last night, that I hadn’t written a single word in this place yesterday. And you know what? That’s okay. Why? Because I lived a lot of words. Saturday, I...
by Melinda | Nov 21, 2015 | All in the Family, Motherhood, My Girls
It seems absolutely impossible to me that 29 years ago today, I showed up at the hospital in the wee hours, and in full makeup, to become a mother. Only 23 myself, it seems I thought it would be a breeze and I wouldn’t sweat and cry my makeup off before I...
by Melinda | Nov 16, 2015 | All in the Family, Be the Light, Hope, It's Not About Me
Most of the time, when a person passes away, they are well-eulogized. People talk about fond memories, all the best attributes of that person, and list off their achievements in this life. Sometimes, however, the person who has moved on hasn’t spent that...
by Melinda | Aug 28, 2015 | All in the Family, Get Real, Hard Times, Hope
Fifty-two years ago on this day, I took in my first lung-full of earth’s atmosphere and awarded all those in attendance with a hearty bellow. Or so I assume. Today, though, when I took my first conscious breath of air and wiped the sleep from my eyes, I...
