by Melinda | Jul 22, 2013 | A Heavenly Country, Thankfulness, The Glory of Friends
This is my friend, Mia, who is standing on her homeland. She posted this picture yesterday, and I haven’t been able to shake its image from my mind. Certainly, she’s beautiful (isn’t she beautiful?), but there is something more that speaks to me...
by Melinda | Jul 21, 2013 | All in the Family, Home on the Range, Living Low, Mimmie's Heart, Reaching Out, Thankfulness
My daughter, Emmie, was trying all of Lilli’s shoes on her recently, as she had seemed to have a bit of a growth spurt in her feet. They were going through each pair, when Emmie asked Lilli a question. “Lilli, if you could wear any shoes you wanted every...
by Melinda | Jul 20, 2013 | He's Bigger than Me, Healing Hearts, Heart talk, Thankfulness, Working Out Faith
Last night we had an annual business celebration. From July through June, every year, our agents work hard to achieve levels of sales success, and in mid-July we have a party for those who made it. It’s always a good time. One of our agents recently...
by Melinda | Jul 19, 2013 | Dream Scape, He's Bigger than Me, Reaching Out, Working Out Faith
I’ve been working on a presentation for the office this week. I spent one afternoon looking for quotes that would convey the prevalent idea, and found this one that ended up being the winner. Individual commitment to a group effort – that is what...
by Melinda | Jul 18, 2013 | Healing Hearts, Home on the Range, Living Low, Relationship, Thankfulness
That title sounds like I’m going to talk about a popular “end-times” book series. I’m not. Instead, I’m going to talk about a bird that just perched on the back of our lounge chair by the pool. You see, I sat down to write about...