by Melinda | Nov 19, 2014 | All in the Family, Blogging, Thankfulness
Yep. I’m going to give myself this week with my kiddos in town to just enjoy them, so I’ll see you on Saturday, the 29th. If there is an amazingly good grandkid story (there often is with Lilli in the house!), I’ll pop in unannounced, but...
by Melinda | Nov 18, 2014 | All in the Family, Christmas, Home on the Range, Legacy, Life Abundant
Typically, when I write every morning, I sit at my desk. However, when the house is decorated for the holidays, I take my laptop into the living room and sit where I can see the tree. Sitting in here gives me a different view and perspective. Not only do I see...
by Melinda | Nov 15, 2014 | All in the Family, Christmas, Contentedness, God in the Everyday, It's Not About Me, Life Abundant, Thankfulness
You know what I’m doing today? Decorating for Christmas. Yes, on November 15, I’m decking these halls. Knowing, months ago, that my kids were coming in for Thanksgiving week, and that we’d be celebrating our Christmas with them at the same...
by Melinda | Nov 10, 2014 | All in the Family, Claim to Fame, In the Eye of the Beholder, Legacy
I’ve been reading a small diary, found at my aunt’s house as we’ve been cleaning it out. Written by my great aunt, whom I had heard of but knew little about, it was her account of a trip she took in 1923 with her sister, my grandmother. Her name was...
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...
