by Melinda | Aug 10, 2013 | A Heavenly Country, Claim to Fame, God in the Everyday, He's Bigger than Me, Living Low, Living the God Life
When I was a little girl, and people talked about Jesus coming to “live in your heart,” the first thing I thought of was I Dream of Jeannie. You might not consider that very godly, but, hey, I was a young girl. I imagined myself “the bottle”...
by Melinda | Aug 10, 2013 | God in the Everyday, Great Girlfriend Adventure, Relationship, Social Media, Thankfulness, The Glory of Friends, Travel
I’m propped up in a bed, in a beautiful home, watching the sunrise over the gulf of Mexico. Rough times, huh? My precious friend, Karen, arranged for the two of us and our friend, Mary, to have another friend’s home for the weekend, so we could...
by Melinda | Aug 9, 2013 | He's Bigger than Me, Thankfulness, Travel
Greetings from TGI Friday’s at DFW International Airport. I’m on my way to Florida; three days with two of my very best girlfriends, and a week with the grandbabies. Color me ecstatic. It’s pretty busy here this morning, probably having to do...
by Melinda | Aug 8, 2013 | About Me, Great Girlfriend Adventure, Thankfulness, The Glory of Friends
Just after dinner, she sat out on the back steps, catching a glimpse of the dark, enormous house next door, its roof looming over her favorite climbing tree. The house had always been a source of fascination for her. It was a really old house, two stories of...
by Melinda | Aug 7, 2013 | Living Low, Marriage, Texas
I feel a little like Dear Abby today. I got a message from a fairly newly-wed young person regarding the topic of being opposites in a marriage relationship, and arguments that crop up because of it. I’m going to try my hand at answering it here, in hopes...