by Melinda | May 21, 2014 | All Together Now, Free Indeed, Get Real, He's Bigger than Me, Hope, Life Abundant, Listen and Learn, Lover of My Soul, Trust and Obey, Uncategorized, Under His Wings, Working Out Faith
It had been sitting there for a couple of weeks, at least, maybe a month. The stack of paper that needed to be sorted through and filed hadn’t been shrinking, as I had hoped, but was growing instead. Finally, it was no longer giving me a small wave, or...
by Melinda | May 15, 2014 | All Together Now, Eyes Wide Open, Free Indeed, Get Real, God in the Everyday, Hope, Life Abundant, Listen and Learn, My Politics, Thankfulness, This Magic Moment, Trust, Truth, Working Out Faith
I have this really cool tablet, with a quote at the bottom of each page that you can tear off and tuck in a lunch box, or tie to a gift. My mom bought it for me on the sly, right when we were in the same store, and I have benefited from her sneakiness, because...
by Melinda | May 14, 2014 | Eyes Wide Open, Free Indeed, Get Real, He's Bigger than Me, Healing Hearts, Hope, Life Abundant, Lover of My Soul, Relationship, Truth, Working Out Faith
Have you ever worked to get a stain out of a piece of clothing, and, thinking it was completely gone, only discovered later that it wasn’t? You know what I’m talking about. Maybe you treated a stain, pulled it out of the wash and couldn’t find...
by Melinda | May 8, 2014 | Get Real, It's Not About Me, Life Abundant, Living Low, Mimmie's Heart, Relationship, Time
Home. I’m back in it, in my usual spot on the sofa, in an oddly quiet house. The kids’ stuff is still everywhere, a task that I will address today, but one that always makes me a little sad. It’s funny, but I’m not as tired as I usually am...
by Melinda | Apr 2, 2014 | Eyes Wide Open, Free Indeed, Get Real, He's Bigger than Me, Hope, Life on the Rock, Thankfulness, The Glory of Friends, Trust, Uncategorized
This was the post: Today was a mix of heart-wrenching and bliss, fear and victory. The full gamut of emotion. Life. Real, true, honest life. I don’t think, when it’s all said and done, I’d have it any other way.” The reaction was a flood...
by Melinda | Mar 26, 2014 | All Together Now, Claim to Fame, Eyes Wide Open, Get Real, He's Bigger than Me, Healing Hearts, It's Not About Me, Life Abundant, Living Low, Living the God Life
Have you seen them? The Mutual of Omaha commercials surrounding their “Aha Moment” tour? I’ve seen several of them, and let me just say that they are spectacular bits of marketing, and more, shining moments for humanity. Here are a couple of...
