by Melinda | Oct 14, 2008 | All in the Family
About two years ago, I read a book by Nicholas Sparks called Three Weeks with My Brother. It is his only non-fiction work, and it tells the story of a trip he took with his brother and the way it drew them closer together. Ever since reading it, I’ve wanted to...
by Melinda | Aug 4, 2008 | All in the Family, My Girls
Isn’t she beautiful? She’s my baby and she’s nineteen today. After a week of looking back on twenty-five years of marriage, I’ve been in a nostalgic mood to say the least. Nothing like coming home to the realization that nineteen years have...
by Melinda | Jul 26, 2008 | All in the Family, My Man
Day one on the great “mystery trip” commenced early yesterday morning and found me on the other side of the country in the late afternoon. My first stop? That’s right…San Francisco! But that’s not where we stayed. We got our rental car...
by Melinda | Jun 15, 2008 | All in the Family
Very shortly after Mother’s Day, I posted a little tribute to my dad. So, I thought it only fitting that today’s Father’s Day post should be about my mom!My mom is a hero to me. If she were sitting here watching me type this, she would say,...
by Melinda | May 27, 2008 | All in the Family, Living the God Life
I just got back from visiting my parents in Texas. My uncle died recently and my brothers and I came home to help Mom and Dad clean out his house. It was a really special time of togetherness, reminiscing and productivity. I was struck, afresh, by the “ties...
by Melinda | May 17, 2008 | All in the Family, Living the God Life
I wish there was a little scratch ‘n sniff patch on your screen, so you could smell this fabulous fragrance! Gardenias…oh, the heavenly scent that floats on the air this time of year! I am blessed to have a bush right next to my front porch; a very...