by Melinda | May 15, 2014 | All Together Now, Eyes Wide Open, Free Indeed, Get Real, God in the Everyday, Hope, Life Abundant, Listen and Learn, My Politics, Thankfulness, This Magic Moment, Trust, Truth, Working Out Faith
I have this really cool tablet, with a quote at the bottom of each page that you can tear off and tuck in a lunch box, or tie to a gift. My mom bought it for me on the sly, right when we were in the same store, and I have benefited from her sneakiness, because...
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 | Apr 26, 2014 | Eyes Wide Open, He's Bigger than Me, Home on the Range, In the Eye of the Beholder, Mimmie's Heart, Thankfulness, This Magic Moment
Brody is at that point where he is putting the toddle in the toddler. He’s pretty much walking everywhere, but not without a fall about every 10-12 steps, or stopping to wave his arms in a tight-rope-walker-style balance attempt. It’s adorable to...
by Melinda | Apr 25, 2014 | God in the Everyday, Heart talk, In the Eye of the Beholder, Legacy, Life Abundant, Mimmie's Heart, Thankfulness, This Magic Moment, Working Out Faith
After a full day of hammock play, and indoor play, lunch out and no nap, bed time was physically welcome to one almost four-year-old little girl. Even though her little brother had a nap (two, even!) he was still really ready, too. We ushered it in with our...
by Melinda | Apr 21, 2014 | Eyes Wide Open, God in the Everyday, Home on the Range, In the Eye of the Beholder, Mimmie's Heart, Thankfulness, This Magic Moment
It began yesterday, and had nothing whatsoever to do with Easter. Oh, we had a lovely Easter day…beautiful church service, a nice meal, a wonderful, nourishing rain. But, later in the afternoon, beds were stripped, and equipment was unpacked from a...
