by Melinda | Feb 5, 2015 | Health, Heart talk
I’ve been under the weather since night before last. Sinus stuff. Sore throat. The crud. I found out that all three of my grandkids are also sick, and now my daughter is showing symptoms, too. That mess seems to find most all of us, this time of year,...
by Melinda | Jan 24, 2015 | Healing Hearts, Heart talk, Lover of My Soul, My Girls, Trust
Maddie walked into my kitchen, after work, stopping by to pick up some mail, and said, “Mom, I did something today.” “Don’t you do something everyday?” I replied with a winking smile. “Not like this.” she answered....
by Melinda | Jan 2, 2015 | About Me, Christmas, Contentedness, Free Indeed, Get Real, Heart talk, Home on the Range, Living Low, Working Out Faith
I’m still sitting here, writing by the light of the Christmas tree. It’s still beautiful, with its warm, twinkling ambiance, especially when it’s freezing outside, and the rain is, too, but something has shifted in me. Certainly, the fact that...
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 | Dec 1, 2014 | About Me, Christmas, Heart talk
Remember when I told you I’d be back on the 29th? I meant to. Really, I did. But stuff happened. Like a hospital visit, for instance. Before I get into that, however, I want to say that we had an incredible week with the kids. We celebrated Christgiving...
by Melinda | Nov 14, 2014 | About Me, Disappointment, Free Indeed, Get Real, Hard Times, Heart talk, Listen and Learn, Love Free, Prayer, Relationship, Truth
Sometimes you receive news that makes you disappointed. Sometimes the news is just another in a series of disappointments that originate from one particular person, but it seems like a deeper blow somehow. Like the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s...
