by Melinda | Nov 15, 2015 | All Together Now, Be the Light, Giving, Hope, It's Not About Me, Living Low, Living the God Life, Reaching Out, Travel
There are certain places in the world where the light is different. I really noticed it in Italy, for instance, when we were there a couple of years ago. There was a warm, golden wash over the ancient buildings that seemed to make everything glow. Santa Fe, New...
by Melinda | Nov 13, 2015 | All Together Now, Reaching Out, Travel
Santa Fe is nothing if not a city of creative expression. We walked Canyon Road yesterday, lined with gallery after gallery on both sides, and filled with color and light. Lynne noted, gazing upon a gallery lawn filled with larger-than-life bronzes,...
by Melinda | Nov 11, 2015 | All Together Now, Free Indeed, It's Not About Me, Living Low, My Country, Sacrifice, Serving, Thankfulness
Veteran’s Day. I cannot get through this day every year without a deep sense of humility and gratitude. The very fact that I can sit here, typing out whatever I want to say, any way I want to say it, stems from the sacrifice of others. Most all of us know...
by Melinda | Nov 6, 2015 | All Together Now, Dream Scape, Life Abundant, Living in the Moment, My Man, Texas, Time, Travel
We had just enjoyed a lovely evening at a waterside table, overlooking the famed San Antonio River Walk. Lights played across the ripples left in the wake of the tourist boats as ducks vied for tortilla chip crumbs, all against the backdrop of live mariachis....
by Melinda | Nov 4, 2015 | All Together Now, Giving, God in the Everyday, It's Not About Me, Living Low, Reaching Out, Sacrifice, Serving
I paused yesterday, at the grocery store, to let a woman enter the aisle ahead of me, as she pushed one cart in front and pulled another behind. Interestingly, neither were very full, and I was wondering why she had two when two elderly women came motoring...
by Melinda | Nov 3, 2015 | All Together Now, Listen and Learn, Living in the Moment, Thankfulness
So, yesterday I woke up to that video about “If you only had one week left.” I was bowled over by it, couldn’t stop thinking about it, and wrote about it. Maybe you read it. If not, you can do that here. Then, I went about my day trying very...
