by Melinda | Dec 30, 2015 | About Me, Comparison, Contentedness, Free Indeed, Health, In the Eye of the Beholder, Mimmie's Heart, Thankfulness
Brody is two years and nine months old. Brody is a boy. Brody has discovered what makes him a boy. Brody likes to dance naked and celebrate his boyness. Yes, bath-time, potty-time, and changing clothes has been taken to a whole new level in Brodyland....
by Melinda | Dec 27, 2015 | Get Real, Health, Let's Eat, Listen and Learn, Self Help, The Great Uncomfortable
One of the side dishes I served for Christmas dinner was Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Balsamic Reduction and Cranberries. They were delicious, and this is coming from the girl who hated them so much, growing up, that she faced down her father at dinner and was...
by Melinda | Feb 5, 2015 | Health, Heart talk
I’ve been under the weather since night before last. Sinus stuff. Sore throat. The crud. I found out that all three of my grandkids are also sick, and now my daughter is showing symptoms, too. That mess seems to find most all of us, this time of year,...
by Melinda | Feb 17, 2014 | Healing Hearts, Health, Life on the Rock, Reaching Out, Travel, Uncategorized
Remember yesterday, when I talked about seeing all the family and feeling all the love? Well, that didn’t happen. Instead, I woke up with a head-to-toe itchy rash (started – and stopped – a new medication). It’s the worst reaction...
by Melinda | Nov 22, 2013 | He's Bigger than Me, Healing Hearts, Health, Heart talk, Thankfulness, Uncategorized
I met a remarkable woman yesterday. In for an interview, she arrived earlier than what she thought traffic would allow, so I visited with her for a bit until Kevin was free. Like most women do when left to their own devices, we got right to the heart of the...
by Melinda | Oct 21, 2013 | He's Bigger than Me, Health, In the Eye of the Beholder, Marriage, My Man, Thankfulness, Travel, Uncategorized
Yesterday, I woke up after only about an hour’s sleep with what, by all appearances, seems to be a sinus infection. The night before, we walked into our hotel and I immediately pulled up my pants legs to reveal a big, angry rash all over them. They were...