by Melinda | Nov 3, 2014 | He Knows Me, He's Bigger than Me, Hope, It's Not About Me, Legacy
It’s all over the news and social media. Brittany Maynard, the 29-year-old woman with a terminal brain cancer, and a six-months-to-live diagnosis from her doctors, has died on her own terms, and by her own hand, right on the date she scheduled. It’s...
by Melinda | Nov 2, 2014 | Hard Times, He Knows Me, He's Bigger than Me, His Words, Lover of My Soul, Working Out Faith
Every Sunday around here is for His words instead of mine. Are you being hit from all sides and feel like you just can’t catch a break? God has something to say about that. The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of...
by Melinda | Nov 1, 2014 | All in the Family, All Together Now, Blogging, Eyes Wide Open, God in the Everyday, Thankfulness
I pulled up the blog this morning, noting that the last post was written on August 26th about my Aunt Mary Ellen. I smiled, finding it fitting since my intent was to write about her again this morning, my first day back after a long break. Mary Ellen met her...
by Melinda | Aug 26, 2014 | All in the Family, Hope, Legacy, Life on the Rock, Lover of My Soul, Thankfulness, Uncategorized
We went to see my 87-year-old Aunt Mary Ellen yesterday. She’s my dad’s last living sibling and only sister, and, suffering from the effects of congestive heart failure and pneumonia, she’s had a very rough go of it the last few weeks. Mary...
by Melinda | Aug 24, 2014 | His Words, It's Not About Me, Love Free
Every Sunday around here is for His words instead of mine. I’ve been incredibly moved by the phenomenon of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. When was the last time the world paused for a few moments of making themselves look silly (and COLD!) to help someone...
