by Melinda | Jan 24, 2016 | He Knows Me, He's Bigger than Me, His Words, Hope
Sometimes, in life, we go through seasons when there appears to be no light at the end of the tunnel, and really, no end of the tunnel at all. Hope can feel illusive, but He has something to say about that. May the God of hope fill you with all joy and...
by Melinda | Jan 22, 2016 | All in the Family, Legacy
He’s always been a bit of a mystery to me, my father’s father. Because he died in a random car accident at the age of 87, and when I was just two weeks old, I have no memory of him at all. He’s a mishmash of family lore and photos in my mind,...
by Melinda | Jan 21, 2016 | Healing Hearts, It's Not About Me, Living Low
I’ve been watching a lot of Toy Story lately. While Brody doesn’t ask to watch TV all day long (hurray!), he has taken a shine to this particular movie trilogy and wants it and it alone when the mood strikes. And you know what? That’s fine...
by Melinda | Jan 19, 2016 | Free Indeed, Get Real, He Knows Me, Healing Hearts, Self Help, Thankfulness, The Great Uncomfortable, Truth
Brody was asleep, and because Lilli was off school on Monday, the two of us spent his naptime hours together. We brought down some games from upstairs and jumped in with gusto. Girlfriend LOVES games. Toward the end of his naptime, and of the last game, she...
by Melinda | Jan 19, 2016 | God in the Everyday, He's Bigger than Me, Mimmie's Heart
She was loaded up in her booster seat, dressed in a sassy black-with-stars leotard, with her hair in a top knot. This was my first time taking Lilli to her new gymnastics class, and she was pretty excited about it. I plugged the address into my phone’s...
