by Melinda | Aug 10, 2013 | A Heavenly Country, Claim to Fame, God in the Everyday, He's Bigger than Me, Living Low, Living the God Life
When I was a little girl, and people talked about Jesus coming to “live in your heart,” the first thing I thought of was I Dream of Jeannie. You might not consider that very godly, but, hey, I was a young girl. I imagined myself “the bottle”...
by Melinda | Aug 9, 2013 | He's Bigger than Me, Thankfulness, Travel
Greetings from TGI Friday’s at DFW International Airport. I’m on my way to Florida; three days with two of my very best girlfriends, and a week with the grandbabies. Color me ecstatic. It’s pretty busy here this morning, probably having to do...
by Melinda | Aug 6, 2013 | He's Bigger than Me, Healing Hearts, Heart talk, Thankfulness, Working Out Faith
I’ve been up since 3:00 am. Not because I wanted to be, mind you, but I just woke up and couldn’t go back to sleep. This used to be a big problem for me, and, thankfully, I’ve made some changes and it’s happening much less frequently....
by Melinda | Aug 3, 2013 | All in the Family, He's Bigger than Me, Healing Hearts, Home on the Range, Marriage, Thankfulness
The other night, Kevin and I were working under the trees where his sister will marry today. I stood on a big, flat stone where she will stand, with her daughter, looking at her groom, and said, “This is a literal step in the right direction for your...
by Melinda | Jul 24, 2013 | He's Bigger than Me, Living Low, Living the God Life, Reaching Out, Thankfulness
Sometimes I’ll read something, and the wording of it, whether the whole or just a small phrase, will catch my attention or even take my breath away. Case in point: My dear children, let’s not just talk about love; let’s practice real love. This is the...
by Melinda | Jul 23, 2013 | He's Bigger than Me, Home on the Range, Marriage, Thankfulness, Uncategorized, Working Out Faith
We have a sound machine in our bedroom. It’s actually pretty new, as our old clock that shines the time up onto the ceiling had broken, and when Kevin went to get a new one, they had this nifty combo version with both the ceiling clock and the sound...