by Melinda | Jan 3, 2014 | All Together Now, Eyes Wide Open, Giving, In the Eye of the Beholder, It's Not About Me, Living Low, Living the God Life
I read it in an article yesterday. Here’s the title: ‘Selfie’ is 2013’s Most Overused Word. Please stop.” First of all, YES. PLEASE STOP. Second of all, selfie? Really? This is, at once, both horrifying and understandable....
by Melinda | Dec 28, 2013 | All Together Now, Living Low, Living the God Life, Thankfulness, Work
…be thankful for it. I know. It’s a weird way to start off a post, especially when I haven’t written a thing for a week. Really, I should be asking you how your Christmas was, and telling you how much I missed you. We should really be talking...
by Melinda | Dec 13, 2013 | All Together Now, He's Bigger than Me, Home on the Range, Living Low, Living the God Life, Reaching Out, Working Out Faith
I had an interesting conversation yesterday with a friend of mine. She has kind of a tough exterior, having come through some pretty hard knocks in her life, and it makes her uncomfortable when people see glimpses of her soft side. And trust me when I say...
by Melinda | Dec 10, 2013 | All Together Now, He's Bigger than Me, Healing Hearts, Heart talk, Living Low, Lover of My Soul, Reaching Out, The Glory of Friends
We have a bird feeder outside our window, near a thicket of small trees. We try to keep it packed up with a nice sunflower seed mix, especially during the winter, and its promise to attract a variety of birds is always made good. Right now, with the icy mix as...
by Melinda | Dec 9, 2013 | All Together Now, Christmas, Living the God Life, Reaching Out, Thankfulness, Uncategorized
After quiet descended on my house yesterday, and I straightened up and put away baby equipment and toys, I collapsed into a chair next to the fire and did pretty much nothing. I watched some favorite movies with Maddie and Kevin, then grazed through leftovers...
by Melinda | Dec 3, 2013 | About Me, All in the Family, All Together Now, Home on the Range, Mimmie's Heart, Thankfulness
Sometimes there is no one moment or clever analogy for me to share. Sometimes it’s just a day spent in the company of people I love, and when I sit down to reflect on it, I realize that’s the story. It’s not a single thing, at all, but...
