by Melinda | Mar 31, 2014 | All Together Now, Great Girlfriend Adventure, He's Bigger than Me, Living Low, Living the God Life, Reaching Out, Relationship, Thankfulness, Travel, Trust, Uncategorized
Last week, my friend Mary, told me about a writer’s residency program that Amtrak was offering. She knew the very idea of a sleeper car, fitted with a writing desk and window to watch the world go by for inspiration, would make my heart sing, because...
by Melinda | Nov 10, 2013 | All in the Family, Great Girlfriend Adventure, He's Bigger than Me, Relationship, Texas, Thankfulness, The Glory of Friends, Travel
I’ve got some really great friends. I don’t see them nearly as often as I’d like, as most of my closest friends live far away. It stinks, but I’d rather have it this way than not have them in my life at all! Today, I pick up a friend at...
by Melinda | Aug 10, 2013 | God in the Everyday, Great Girlfriend Adventure, Relationship, Social Media, Thankfulness, The Glory of Friends, Travel
I’m propped up in a bed, in a beautiful home, watching the sunrise over the gulf of Mexico. Rough times, huh? My precious friend, Karen, arranged for the two of us and our friend, Mary, to have another friend’s home for the weekend, so we could...
by Melinda | Aug 8, 2013 | About Me, Great Girlfriend Adventure, Thankfulness, The Glory of Friends
Just after dinner, she sat out on the back steps, catching a glimpse of the dark, enormous house next door, its roof looming over her favorite climbing tree. The house had always been a source of fascination for her. It was a really old house, two stories of...
by Melinda | May 25, 2012 | God in the Everyday, Great Girlfriend Adventure, Living the God Life, Uncategorized
I watched the movie The Way last night. And I wept. The movie follows a man who, estranged from his only son, receives the shocking news that his son has died. And not only died, but died after only one day of his walk on the Camino de Santiago or The Way of St....
by Melinda | Apr 26, 2012 | God in the Everyday, Great Girlfriend Adventure, Living the God Life, Reaching Out, Travel
You might be thinking that the title of this post is wrong. After all, it’s more often that you hear “Power TO the People,” isn’t it? But it’s not wrong. It’s the truth that’s washing over me as I try to process all...
