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 12, 2014 | All Together Now, God in the Everyday, It's Not About Me, Life Abundant, Living Low, Love Free, Reaching Out, Social Media, Thankfulness
Something happened yesterday. I woke up with Mother’s Day posts from both of my girls, and my mom, on Facebook. Lovely pictures and words that filled up my tank, speaking my love language. I put up some pictures myself, about my mom, mother-in-law, and...
by Melinda | Apr 29, 2014 | A Heavenly Country, Eyes Wide Open, God in the Everyday, In the Eye of the Beholder, It's Not About Me, Mimmie's Heart
This little guy has made a discovery this week. He has begun to notice the world above him. It started during this hammock session with Papa, when he was wrangled into laying down long enough to be directed to the tree above him. He lay there in wonder,...
by Melinda | Apr 25, 2014 | God in the Everyday, Heart talk, In the Eye of the Beholder, Legacy, Life Abundant, Mimmie's Heart, Thankfulness, This Magic Moment, Working Out Faith
After a full day of hammock play, and indoor play, lunch out and no nap, bed time was physically welcome to one almost four-year-old little girl. Even though her little brother had a nap (two, even!) he was still really ready, too. We ushered it in with our...
by Melinda | Apr 23, 2014 | All in the Family, God in the Everyday, Legacy, Life Abundant, Living Low, Thankfulness
Good morning Mom! It smells like coffee in my house on this, your 74th birthday. It would smell like home to you, as it certainly does for me, being one of the defining smells of my childhood. I remember waking up in the very wee hours of the morning, spying a...
by Melinda | Apr 22, 2014 | Free Indeed, God in the Everyday, He's Bigger than Me, Healing Hearts, Hope, Life on the Rock, Living the God Life, Lover of My Soul, Rest, Trust, Uncategorized
I took Riley to the vet, the other day, for his checkup and shots. Since his actual death experience while we were in Europe, he hasn’t been too keen on the vet’s office, and, seriously, who can blame him? If I had died somewhere and lived to wag my...
