by Melinda | Aug 31, 2013 | Marriage, My Man, Thankfulness
My darling man, On this day, 51 years ago, you were born. You were LATE and made your sweet mama miserable with the heaviness and the waiting, but then you were here and in her arms and all was well. And you cried and wailed and carried on, until your grandpa...
by Melinda | Aug 30, 2013 | A Heavenly Country, He's Bigger than Me, Healing Hearts, Living Low, Reaching Out, Relationship
An old friend contacted me yesterday. I hadn’t been in communication with this person over the years, so I didn’t know what had transpired in their life, or what road they had taken. After some really kind words, the reality of a struggle with...
by Melinda | Aug 29, 2013 | About Me, God in the Everyday, Living Low, Reaching Out, Social Media, Thankfulness
I was blown away yesterday. I think most people who enjoy social media understand the phenomenon that is the Facebook birthday celebration, but yesterday was more than I’ve ever experienced. My phone app literally blew up, making the app...
by Melinda | Aug 28, 2013 | About Me, Living the God Life, Thankfulness
Dear 18-Year-Old me, Happy birthday, honey. It’s okay for me to call you “honey,” because I’m quite a bit older than you, now, and that’s what I call the young people in my life. Especially those I care about, which obviously...
by Melinda | Aug 27, 2013 | He's Bigger than Me, Heart talk, Living Low, Living the God Life, Reaching Out, Relationship, Thankfulness, The Glory of Friends
Just after we first moved back to Texas, I was sitting in a nail salon. My Vietnamese technician didn’t speak any English, and for whatever reason, wasn’t much in the mood to try to communicate. It was okay, though, because, sitting next to me,...
