by Melinda | Mar 25, 2013 | All in the Family, Mimmie's Heart, Motherhood, Thankfulness
Quiet house. Early morning feeding. Just me and the little guy, snuggled together, separated only by a swaddle blanket and a bottle. After the bottle was drained and the obligatory burping achieved, we rocked, staring into each others’ eyes, and I began...
by Melinda | Mar 24, 2013 | All in the Family, Living the God Life, Mimmie's Heart, Thankfulness, Working Out Faith
As has been mentioned on several occasions, my granddaughter, Lilli, is two years old. She’s inching closer to three, but she’s still a solid two, ‘two’ being the operative word. Her two’s have been pretty terrific thus far, but...
by Melinda | Mar 23, 2013 | All in the Family, Mimmie's Heart, My Man, Thankfulness, Uncategorized
Don’t worry. It’s not like it sounds. I’m talking about my man who’s been around for 30+ years and my new man of 5 days. Old, that is. Five days old. Grandfather and grandson. To me, that sounds like peanut butter and jelly…a...
by Melinda | Mar 18, 2013 | All in the Family, Mimmie's Heart, Reaching Out, Thankfulness, Uncategorized
He arrived, finally, my grandson. Brody Alexander, a tiny, but mighty little guy weighing in at a mere 6lbs 4oz, and measuring just 18.75 inches, brought with him the discovery that my daughter wasn’t as far along as the doctors thought she was, about 3-4 weeks...
by Melinda | Mar 12, 2013 | All in the Family, Thankfulness, Uncategorized
My brother came in town yesterday. I picked him up from the airport and we headed to our folks’ house where our other brother, cousin (who’s like a sister) and aunt, and their families, were waiting with them. We ate a meal together around the old...
by Melinda | Mar 11, 2013 | All in the Family, God in the Everyday, Mimmie's Heart, My Girls, Thankfulness, Uncategorized
I was delighted when my daughter called yesterday and my oldest granddaughter cut in and said she wanted to talk to me. I happened to be in the middle of something right then, but I don’t get to chat with her as often, since she splits time between her...
