by Melinda | Dec 6, 2013 | A Heavenly Country, Christmas, God in the Everyday, Lover of My Soul, Mimmie's Heart, Thankfulness
It was like any other night of putting Lilli to sleep. She asked for five books (which was negotiated to two) and then, when those were done, she wanted me to sing some songs. I started off with “Somewhere over the Rainbow,” which she always...
by Melinda | Dec 5, 2013 | A Heavenly Country, Christmas, Claim to Fame, Free Indeed, He's Bigger than Me, Heart talk, Living Low, Living the God Life, Lover of My Soul, Mimmie's Heart, Relationship, Uncategorized
There is always something that happens to me when I’m around the kids. It’s a slow-down of sorts, a stepping off of my whirling world to find a different pace – the pace of a child. Now, I’m not talking the pace of the average American...
by Melinda | Nov 18, 2013 | A Heavenly Country, God in the Everyday, Home on the Range, It's a Dog's Life, Living Low, Reaching Out
We were minding our own business yesterday. Kevin was working on a fire pit project, and I was working on some things inside the house. Maddie had her usual Sunday afternoon lesson with her usual student, and they were riding at the back of the property....
by Melinda | Oct 31, 2013 | A Heavenly Country, Healing Hearts, Living Low, Lover of My Soul, Thankfulness
From the moment my plane touched down from Europe, I’ve been waiting for today, when I’ll be on another plane, taking off. To Florida. To my babies. It seems like F O R E V E R since I saw them. Brody’s right at the same size Lilli was at a...
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by Melinda | Oct 23, 2013 | A Heavenly Country, He's Bigger than Me, Living Low, Thankfulness, Travel, Uncategorized
Our day, yesterday, was very “Roman.” We spent it with our new guide, Marina, who our good buddy Bernardo had arranged at the last minute, and she couldn’t have been nicer. Roman, herself, she was a fount of knowledge about the sites of her...
by Melinda | Oct 7, 2013 | A Heavenly Country, Legacy, Living Low, Thankfulness, Travel
Alphabet soup. It’s what is filling my head right now. Lists and more lists. Letters upon letters across a page, running together like a fine stew; the more I think, the more I stir the pot. My favorite part of the trip preparation process is when I get...
