by Melinda | Nov 8, 2015 | God in the Everyday, Hope for the Trail, Listen and Learn, My Man, Obedience, Prayer, Reaching Out, Texas, Thankfulness, Travel
I’m in Fredericksburg, Texas this cold, rainy morning, in a little cottage in the middle of nowhere. Which, of course, equates to no wifi, hence the typing on my phone. Fredericksburg is one of our very favorite places. We return here again and again when...
by Melinda | Nov 6, 2015 | All Together Now, Dream Scape, Life Abundant, Living in the Moment, My Man, Texas, Time, Travel
We had just enjoyed a lovely evening at a waterside table, overlooking the famed San Antonio River Walk. Lights played across the ripples left in the wake of the tourist boats as ducks vied for tortilla chip crumbs, all against the backdrop of live mariachis....
by Melinda | May 30, 2014 | Home on the Range, Living Low, Love Free, Texas
Remember this swing? One of my favorite spots to sit and think and pray and basically watch my little corner of the world? Well, it needed some attention. An old swing, left here for us by the previous owners, it appeared never to have been stained or sealed,...
by Melinda | Apr 30, 2014 | All in the Family, Dream Scape, Home on the Range, It's Not About Me, Legacy, Life Abundant, Living the God Life, Mimmie's Heart, Texas, Thankfulness, This Magic Moment
I’m not sure when this dream began. Now that I think about it, it may have been as early as when I was a girl, and we went to my Uncle Leland’s lake house. He had an A-frame, fitted with a stairway that led up to a room tucked into the point of the...
by Melinda | Feb 4, 2014 | All in the Family, Home on the Range, Living Low, Living the God Life, Love Free, Motherhood, My Girls, Texas
It was cold yesterday. Misty, with temps hovering around freezing, and icy damp that cuts through your clothes and makes it seem impossible to warm up. I had just built a fire, then walked into the kitchen, when I saw her out there. Our daughter, Maddie, on her horse,...
by Melinda | Nov 19, 2013 | Living Low, Texas, Thankfulness
I got a little something in the mail yesterday. Something simple, but hardly negligible, at least in my opinion. A note of thanks. Thanks for staying at their establishment. Thanks for considering staying again. You might look at this as good business,...
