by Melinda | Dec 19, 2013 | Christmas, Eyes Wide Open, Free Indeed, My Country, My Politics, Thankfulness
I’ve made it pretty clear how much I love Christmas music. I’ve been playing the heck out of my vinyl since getting that turntable at the beginning of the season, and rediscovering some less popular ones that haven’t been heard (at least by...
by Melinda | Dec 17, 2013 | Christmas, Dream Scape, Eyes Wide Open, He's Bigger than Me, In the Eye of the Beholder, Living the God Life, Lover of My Soul, Working Out Faith
I got a call last night from Emmie. I knew the kids had gone to see Santa, but she’d forgotten to tell me about what Lilli told him. All week she’d been asking her what she was going to ask Santa to bring her for Christmas. “Mommy, I’m...
by Melinda | Dec 14, 2013 | Christmas, Living Low, Reaching Out
I’ve got a bunch of people coming to my house tonight. The annual office Holiday Party (did you see me being politically correct there?) is here in our home, so since Emmie and family left on Sunday, I’ve been in serious party mode. All the kid...
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 6, 2013 | A Heavenly Country, Christmas, God in the Everyday, Lover of My Soul, Mimmie's Heart, Thankfulness
It was like any other night of putting Lilli to sleep. She asked for five books (which was negotiated to two) and then, when those were done, she wanted me to sing some songs. I started off with “Somewhere over the Rainbow,” which she always...
by Melinda | Dec 5, 2013 | A Heavenly Country, Christmas, Claim to Fame, Free Indeed, He's Bigger than Me, Heart talk, Living Low, Living the God Life, Lover of My Soul, Mimmie's Heart, Relationship, Uncategorized
There is always something that happens to me when I’m around the kids. It’s a slow-down of sorts, a stepping off of my whirling world to find a different pace – the pace of a child. Now, I’m not talking the pace of the average American...
