by Melinda | Mar 4, 2015 | Giving, Hope, Hope for the Trail, Sacrifice
Remember the Uni-lazy? The big, brown, footed Snuggie suit? Well, back when I first posted about it, I had also thrown that crazy pic of me, in the suit, up on Facebook. It garnered a fair amount of attention. One person said that he would make a $50...
by Melinda | Dec 23, 2014 | Christmas, Giving, Hope, It's Not About Me, Reaching Out
Last year, my mom gave me a set of Adorenaments. They are the Christmas names of Christ, made into beautiful gold, glittery ornaments, with a neat book of different activities you can do with your family to help them learn those names and what they mean. I hang them...
by Melinda | Dec 9, 2014 | Christmas, Giving, It's Not About Me, Living Low
I’ve been working on a little Christmasy something that has required the involvement of some other people to be able to pull it off. I know they are just as busy as everyone else, especially at this time of year, so they probably didn’t need...
by Melinda | Dec 8, 2014 | Christmas, Giving, It's Not About Me, Living Low, Reaching Out
As we’ve gotten older, and our extended families have grown, we’ve changed the way we do Christmas. One side of the family draws names now, and the other doesn’t give gifts at all. We just get together for a meal and play games, enjoying each...
by Melinda | Dec 2, 2014 | Christmas, Giving, Heart talk, Mentoring, Reaching Out, Relationship, Uncategorized
We meet people all the time; everywhere we go, really. I met Mia at my granddaughter’s 2nd birthday party, over two years ago. She had recommended my daughter to take her position at work because she was moving out of state, and her precious little boy...
by Melinda | Apr 24, 2014 | All Together Now, Claim to Fame, Giving, He's Bigger than Me, Healing Hearts, Hope, It's Not About Me, Living Low, Love Free, Reaching Out, Relationship
Right now, there are three additional hearts beating under my roof. Three of my very favorites, as a matter of fact. Emmie, Lilli and Brody rolled in, late afternoon, after Papa picked them up from the airport, and a blissfully uneventful flight over. We helped...
