by Melinda | Feb 3, 2014 | Eyes Wide Open, Free Indeed, Get Real, Heart talk, In the Eye of the Beholder, Mimmie's Heart
This weekend, I was cutting up an apple, and immediately thought of Lilli. She will tell you, at any provocation, that apples are her FAVORITE, that she LOVES them, and that they’re yummy for her tummy. When I cut the apple in half, and saw the tiny...
by Melinda | Feb 1, 2014 | Eyes Wide Open, Free Indeed, He's Bigger than Me, Heart talk, Home on the Range, Lover of My Soul, Thankfulness, Working Out Faith
I woke up this morning in my usual way. Our bedroom seemed really snug and warm, and, I reasoned that it must’ve been because it didn’t get as cold last night. Tossing the thought aside, I donned my robe and slippers, called the dog, and opened the...
by Melinda | Jan 28, 2014 | Claim to Fame, Eyes Wide Open, Get Real, God in the Everyday, He's Bigger than Me, Healing Hearts, It's Not About Me, Life Abundant, Life on the Rock, Living Low, Living the God Life, Lover of My Soul, Uncategorized
You know what? God is real. Seems an odd and obvious statement, I know. But sometimes you’re just clicking along in your life, settled into your long-held beliefs, and, like so many other things, they become “normal.” They’re like the...
by Melinda | Jan 27, 2014 | Eyes Wide Open, God in the Everyday, In the Eye of the Beholder, Mimmie's Heart, Thankfulness, Travel, Trust
The scene is the bathtub, and the players are 3-year-old Lilli, and her 10-month-old brother, Brody. Brody is quite enamored with his big sister, as most babies are with bigger kids, and Lilli can make him laugh like nobody’s business, so it seemed like a...
by Melinda | Jan 15, 2014 | Eyes Wide Open, God in the Everyday, He's Bigger than Me, Living Low, Lover of My Soul, Trust, Uncategorized
Sometimes you get really surprising news. I don’t mean the totally devastating kind, for there are far worse things to be heard, but I don’t mean the super exciting kind, either. You know, surprising. Knocks the wind out of you. Has you seeing stars...
by Melinda | Jan 14, 2014 | Eyes Wide Open, Free Indeed, He's Bigger than Me, Healing Hearts, Listen and Learn, Living Low, Living the God Life, Thankfulness, Uncategorized, Working Out Faith
I watched as she, filled with unbridled enthusiasm, addressed a small group of people. It was astounding to me as just hours earlier she’d been so subdued and somber, this friend of mine. She wasn’t putting on a show, though. This was real and...
