My Country | Melinda Garman

When Sacrifice is Personal

by mkgarman | Nov 11, 2015 | All Together Now, Free Indeed, It's Not About Me, Living Low, My Country, Sacrifice, Serving, Thankfulness | 1 comment

Veteran’s Day. I cannot get through this day every year without a deep sense of humility and gratitude. The very fact that I can sit here, typing out whatever I want to say, any way I want to say it, stems from the sacrifice of others. Most all of us know...

The Post About Multiple Topics

by mkgarman | Jan 21, 2015 | Marriage, Movie Review, My Country, My Man, Random Musings, Relationship | 0 comments

As you can tell, I wasn’t sure what to call this post. I mean, it could’ve been: Kevin and Melinda: A Love Story Playing Hookey Dinner Lunch and a Movie American Sniper: Portrait of a Patriot That January Afternoon When it was 73 Degrees Just Two...

Band of Brothers

by mkgarman | Jan 8, 2015 | All Together Now, Eyes Wide Open, Free Indeed, Get Real, My Country | 1 comment

It’s no secret around these parts that I am patriotic, or that I love history, or that I have a particular interest in the WWII era. I’ve talked about all three. So, it will not surprise you in the least that I spent last evening watching Band of...

Way, WAY Down

by mkgarman | Nov 13, 2014 | All Together Now, Eyes Wide Open, faith, Get Real, Listen and Learn, My Country | 1 comment

Disclaimer: To my educator friends: I ADORE you. You do what I believe is the hardest job out there (second only to parenting), and many of you are forced to teach a mandated curriculum, in a mandated way, for thankless pay. This is not written against you, but in...

War and Peace

by mkgarman | Nov 11, 2014 | All Together Now, Free Indeed, Get Real, Legacy, Listen and Learn, Living Low, My Country, Thankfulness | 1 comment

Nope, this is not a post about Tolstoy. But it is Veteran’s Day, and my title is what I imagine every American veteran’s belief about their role in this life to be. They chose to risk everything in war so that we could realize everything in peace....

The Home of the Free

by mkgarman | Nov 5, 2014 | Free Indeed, Hope, Legacy, My Country, Thankfulness | 2 comments

I love to vote. Regardless of the turnout (although, who doesn’t want it to go their way?), I love the feeling that I get when I walk out of my polling precinct with that little “I Voted” sticker on my shirt. I feel like I’ve done my part, that...