by Melinda | Jan 7, 2014 | Free Indeed, God in the Everyday, He's Bigger than Me, Lover of My Soul, Relationship, Working Out Faith
Remember the whole gun safe incident? Well, I’m happy to report (no, really, I am) that I was wrong and Kevin was right. He went to the doctor for x-rays, and his thumb was not broken, but had suffered, instead, a severe contusion. It’s still dang...
by Melinda | Jan 4, 2014 | A Heavenly Country, All Together Now, Free Indeed, He's Bigger than Me, Home on the Range, Living the God Life, Working Out Faith
Someone recently told Kevin that the cost of solar had really come down. We’d talked about going solar if we ever built another house (as that’s the least expensive time to do it), but since we just moved into this one, and because it’s very...
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...
by Melinda | Dec 16, 2013 | About Me, Free Indeed, He's Bigger than Me, Living the God Life, Random Musings, Working Out Faith
I’m a planner, by nature. If I know I have a lot coming up, I try to break it down and put it all out on paper, or my iPad, so I have running lists, and can try to keep up with everything. The problem, though, has been this very interesting middle part of...
by Melinda | Dec 11, 2013 | Free Indeed, Healing Hearts, Heart talk, Lover of My Soul, Thankfulness, Uncategorized
If you live in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, you’re getting a little tired of the ice situation, amen? I just got out of the house, yesterday, for the first time since last Wednesday, and the roads, while much improved, were still slow-going. The mail is...
