by Melinda | Dec 31, 2014 | Christmas, God in the Everyday, He's Bigger than Me, Hope, Living the God Life, Marriage, Trust, Uncategorized
Last week, as we celebrated Christmas with the Garmans, my sister-in-law, Monique, and I were talking recipes. She had made my chili that day (we have forgone formal for fun) and I had brought her husband, Ralph’s, favorite carrot cake. She asked me if I...
by Melinda | Dec 30, 2014 | All Together Now, Random Musings, Respect, Truth
We have been rewatching Season 4 of Downton Abbey, as a refresh in preparation for Season 5, which (YIPPEE!) starts on January 4th. It’s been almost a year since we’ve hung out with the Crawleys and, as we powered through the season, one or the...
by Melinda | Dec 29, 2014 | Get Real, In the Eye of the Beholder, Movie Review, Truth
**Into the Woods – SPOILER ALERT** Yesterday afternoon, Maddie and I went to a matinee. We went to see something to which we had both been looking forward: Into the Woods. It was originally a Broadway musical garnering great acclaim, including several...
by Melinda | Dec 28, 2014 | Eyes Wide Open, Get Real, God in the Everyday, His Words, Hope
Every Sunday around here is for His words instead of mine. It’s so common to find yourself setting goals and preparing to move forward at this time of year. He has something to say about that. I’m not saying that I have this all together, that I...
by Melinda | Dec 26, 2014 | Dream Scape, Get Real, Marriage
It’s the day after Christmas. I don’t know about you, but every year on this day I start looking forward. A new year stretches out before me like a blank page and that excites me. At the end of 1999, we were living in Iowa and wondering, like everyone...
