by Melinda | Jan 11, 2014 | God in the Everyday, In the Eye of the Beholder, Thankfulness
Yesterday, I received a package of goodies from my dear friend, Lynne. Among them was a bag of tea leaves from Gong Fu Tea in the wonderful East Village of Des Moines, Iowa. I could go on about the East Village with its cool and funky vibe, and I could go on...
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 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 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 21, 2013 | About Me, Blogging, Christmas, God in the Everyday, Social Media, Thankfulness
I’m going to do something I haven’t done since November of 2012. I’m going to take a little break from daily posts, but just for this week, picking back up next Saturday, the 28th. And, who knows, I might pop in on Christmas day because I...
