by Melinda | Nov 26, 2015 | All in the Family, Living the God Life, Thankfulness, Working Out Faith
This is the first Thanksgiving morning in many years that I haven’t sat, in the wee hours, next to the glow of Christmas lights. Because of our daughter’s family living in Florida, they always came early in the month, when flights were cheaper, so I...
by Melinda | Nov 25, 2015 | Be the Light, Claim to Fame
I happen to be an Adele fan. I’m in really good company, as she’s a worldwide superstar, and now, with the release of her highly anticipated album “25,” she is everywhere, again, to all her fans’ delight. With technology, the very...
by Melinda | Nov 24, 2015 | It's Not About Me, Living Low
Yesterday, I was sitting with Lilli on the sofa, while her brother was napping. We were chatting about everything and nothing, when she started to play with my wedding ring. It’s a diamond solitaire sandwiched between two bands of smaller diamonds....
by Melinda | Nov 23, 2015 | All in the Family, Life Abundant, Mimmie's Heart, My Girls, My Man, Thankfulness
It’s been a really good weekend. So good, in fact, that I realized as I fell in the bed, last night, that I hadn’t written a single word in this place yesterday. And you know what? That’s okay. Why? Because I lived a lot of words. Saturday, I...
by Melinda | Nov 21, 2015 | All in the Family, Motherhood, My Girls
It seems absolutely impossible to me that 29 years ago today, I showed up at the hospital in the wee hours, and in full makeup, to become a mother. Only 23 myself, it seems I thought it would be a breeze and I wouldn’t sweat and cry my makeup off before I...
