by Melinda | Jan 9, 2014 | About Me, Eyes Wide Open, God in the Everyday, He's Bigger than Me, Lover of My Soul, Thankfulness, Uncategorized
I woke up to a sea of white. Or gray, actually. No snow, but a very dense fog filling up the valleys and obscuring the trees. There’s no sign of the neighbor’s Texas flag, snapping proudly in the wind, which I can usually see through bare branches....
by Melinda | Jan 8, 2014 | About Me, Eyes Wide Open, He's Bigger than Me, Heart talk, It's a Dog's Life, Living the God Life, Uncategorized, Working Out Faith
I worked from home yesterday. It was just me and my dog, Riley, hanging out together, and it was pretty quiet for most of the morning. Until he noticed something out the window. Now, as we’ve discussed, I have a lot of windows across the back of my house....
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 | Jan 1, 2014 | Eyes Wide Open, God in the Everyday, Lover of My Soul, Thankfulness, Travel, Uncategorized, Working Out Faith
This first morning of 2014, I woke up after a good night’s sleep (which, incidentally, started at 10:30pm). I fed the dog, got a cup of coffee, and sat down with my One Year Chronological Bible. In all honesty, I started it last year, but didn’t...
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 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...
