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 16, 2016 | All in the Family, Love Free, Mimmie's Heart, Reaching Out, Relationship, Thankfulness
I typically have Brody on Mondays, and Lilli after school, but since school was out yesterday (but not for Emmie), I had them both. I thought it would be fun to take them to the aquarium, and Rain Forest Cafe, both located in a big mall near her town, so we...
by Melinda | Feb 13, 2016 | Home on the Range, Living in the Moment, Love Free, Marriage, My Man
Yesterday, I did one of those Facebook things that pulls all the words from your posts and tells you which one you use the most. Although I hadn’t even considered the word it pulled, it didn’t surprise me. Time. I talk about time a lot....
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 | Feb 10, 2016 | Eyes Wide Open, Fear, Free Indeed, Love Free
During my drive back and forth to Emmie’s to watch the kids, I listen to a lot of audio books. Words float on the air, in and out of my head like much of those spoken in life. However, now and then a group of words come together to beg me sit up straight,...
by Melinda | Jan 16, 2016 | Love Free, Lover of My Soul, Marriage, My Man
We sat in what was possibly the loveliest, and most romantic, courtyard fine dining atmosphere I’ve ever experienced. Surrounded by tall walls of climbing vines, accented with hanging vintage lanterns, and set to life by literally hundreds of real...
