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 17, 2014 | Christmas, Home on the Range, Hope, Legacy
It took me all weekend, but it’s done. My house is decorated for Christmas. And you know what? It’s beautiful. Warm. Inviting. And it makes me happy. I’m sitting here by a fire that my man laid for me this morning, admiring my sparkling tree,...
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 | Dec 29, 2013 | Christmas, Eyes Wide Open, Free Indeed, God in the Everyday, He's Bigger than Me, Living the God Life, Lover of My Soul, Thankfulness, Uncategorized
I love blank paper. Every time I’m at Target I go down the office supply aisle and peruse the spiral notebooks and journals, sometimes buying, but always looking. I think it started when I was a little girl and I got a brand new Big Chief tablet at the...
by Melinda | Dec 21, 2013 | About Me, Blogging, Christmas, God in the Everyday, Social Media, Thankfulness
I’m going to do something I haven’t done since November of 2012. I’m going to take a little break from daily posts, but just for this week, picking back up next Saturday, the 28th. And, who knows, I might pop in on Christmas day because I...
by Melinda | Dec 20, 2013 | Christmas, Marriage, My Man, Thankfulness
I’m sitting here in the light of the Christmas tree, thinking about how much I’ll miss writing here in the mornings, when it’s time to take it down. I really don’t tire of the tree. I do tire of all the rest of it, after a while, but the...
