by Melinda | Dec 9, 2011 | All in the Family, Christmas, God in the Everyday, Lilli's Letters, Uncategorized
My darling Lilli…when you get to be as old as your Mimmie, you might start to realize there are things you wish you’d said more intentionally to your own kids, a long time ago; or, at the very least, had just said them better. I heard once that grandchildren...
by Melinda | Aug 4, 2011 | All in the Family, Motherhood, My Girls
Once upon a time there was a young woman, in her 20’s, who was going to have a baby. She planned and dreamed as her belly grew, imagining what kind of little person was being knit together deep inside. She imagined a little girl much like the little girl she,...
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by Melinda | Mar 31, 2009 | All in the Family
This lovely lady is my mother-in-law, Beverly. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I’ve been staying with her for the past week, caring for her after her shoulder-replacement surgery. There are not too many mothers-in-law for whose care a daughter-in-law would...
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by Melinda | Feb 19, 2009 | All in the Family, Motherhood, My Girls
About fourteen years ago, Hubs had gone from sales into management and we found ourselves entertaining a lot from our home. Typically, we would have the person he was recruiting and their spouse over for dinner, and send the girls over to their grandmother’s...
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by Melinda | Oct 21, 2008 | All in the Family
While in Santa Fe, my brothers and I spent a day hiking together in the Santa Fe National Forest. All of us love nature and enjoy photography, so we toted our cameras around as a second set of “eyes”, capturing memories for further ponderance.As I was...
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by Melinda | Oct 17, 2008 | All in the Family
I got home last night from spending four days with my brothers. It was truly an extraordinary time; special to me in a way I’m not sure I can completely convey. The three of us live in different cities; I live in a different state. We see each other a couple of...
