by Melinda | Jun 20, 2014 | Eyes Wide Open, Free Indeed, Get Real, It's Not About Me, Legacy, Life on the Rock, Listen and Learn, Living Low, Living the God Life
In Kevin’s line of work, I’ve been privileged to attend a number of diverse gatherings over the years. For instance, I’ve been to an award ceremony for the Asian-Indian community, filled with colorful saris, exotic music, and delectable Indian...
by Melinda | Jun 19, 2014 | Eyes Wide Open, Get Real, He's Bigger than Me, Living Low, Working Out Faith
My daughter posted to my Facebook wall last night with this: As I was reading Green Eggs and Ham to Lilli, she told me I wasn’t reading it correctly, and “that’s not how Mimmie reads the words.” Um, I was just reading the text; what are...
by Melinda | Jun 2, 2014 | Get Real, Rest
Have you ever noticed how when you ride a merry-go-round you can’t really focus on any one thing, because you’re moving too fast, and everything is a blur of color as you go whizzing by? It’s fun at first. The ups and downs are kind of...
by Melinda | May 31, 2014 | Claim to Fame, Get Real, He's Bigger than Me, Life on the Rock, Listen and Learn, Trust and Obey
Have you ever considered how many times a day you Google something? Yesterday, I needed to know a substitution for a cooking ingredient, so I Googled it. After a while, I was planting some flowers that didn’t have an info stick stuck in the soil. Were...
by Melinda | May 29, 2014 | Eyes Wide Open, Free Indeed, Get Real, Hope, It's Not About Me, Living Low, Love Free, The Church
I went to the dentist yesterday. I was past due for a cleaning, and I changed dentists this time, due to my last dentist selling his practice, and my general dislike for his replacement. Seriously, I went from year upon year of healthy checkups, to a laundry...
by Melinda | May 26, 2014 | Free Indeed, Get Real, My Country, Thankfulness
As I’ve mentioned before, Kevin and I are history buffs and find the WWII era especially fascinating. We have started watching a biopic drama mini-series specifically about the Pacific theater, based on the stories of some of the same men that were...