by Melinda | Jul 25, 2016 | Be the Light, Hope, It's Not About Me, Living Low, My Country, My Politics, Purpose, Working Out Faith
It has been so long since I’ve written in this place that I discovered the theme we’d originally built the site on was no longer working with the current WordPress platform, and I had to have my web designer update it to work. That’s why it looks slightly different, but – BONUS – you can easily read from a handheld device now.
#winning.
by Melinda | Mar 8, 2016 | Community, Humility, It's Not About Me, Living Low, Love Free, Reaching Out, Sacrifice, Serving
When I was in Washington a couple of weeks ago, I was there for a specific reason, outside of sightseeing. However, I had one afternoon free, and decided to go see one memorial that I had not seen before: The US Holocaust Memorial Museum. I’ve always been...
by Melinda | Feb 25, 2016 | Authenticity, Get Real, He's Bigger than Me, Humility, It's Not About Me, Living Low
My husband, who runs a life insurance and financial services office, was working at his desk, when one of his managers walked in. “Can you break away for a minute?” he asked. “I just need you to hear something.” So, Kevin followed him...
by Melinda | Feb 11, 2016 | Giving, It's Not About Me, Living Low, Love Free, Mimmie's Heart, Reaching Out
I arrived at my normal 8:30, expecting the usual “Mimmie’s here!” as 38 lbs. of little boy slammed into my legs. However, the house was quiet, and Emmie let me know that Brody was still asleep. “He had an ‘off’ day yesterday...
by Melinda | Jan 29, 2016 | Get Real, It's Not About Me, Listen and Learn, Living Low, Mimmie's Heart, Self Help
It was beautiful here yesterday. Unseasonably warm to the point that the gal across the street from my daughter’s house was washing her car in shorts and a tank top, her toddler “helping” in nothing but a diaper. Personally, I was very...
by Melinda | Jan 21, 2016 | Healing Hearts, It's Not About Me, Living Low
I’ve been watching a lot of Toy Story lately. While Brody doesn’t ask to watch TV all day long (hurray!), he has taken a shine to this particular movie trilogy and wants it and it alone when the mood strikes. And you know what? That’s fine...
