by Melinda | Jul 9, 2013 | Heart talk, Home on the Range, Thankfulness
I live in the country. I live WAY OUT in the country. I live WAY OUT in the WILD, WILD, west country. I do not live alone, and I ain’t talkin’ people. In the last week, there has been a scorpion in the toilet; fire ants in an inch-wide trail,...
by Melinda | Jul 5, 2013 | God in the Everyday, Home on the Range, In the Eye of the Beholder, Marriage, Thankfulness
After some July 4th plans had fallen through at the last minute, we found ourselves with a free day and evening, and discovered we were pretty happy about it! We enjoy getting together with other people, certainly, but when presented with a free day and evening...
by Melinda | Jul 2, 2013 | All in the Family, He's Bigger than Me, Home on the Range, Thankfulness, Uncategorized
At the very highest point of our property, there is a perfect spot to watch the sunset. It was there, last night, that I snapped this, and sent it to my dad. Dad is the world-champion sunset viewer. He’s viewed thousands of them, enthralled every single...
by Melinda | Jun 22, 2013 | He's Bigger than Me, Healing Hearts, Home on the Range, Thankfulness
I spied the little guy in the early morning light. Sitting there on the skimmer shelf of the pool, with his little nose struggling to stay above the water line, was a field mouse. He looked exhausted, his coat matted together like he’d been trying to get...
by Melinda | May 31, 2013 | About Me, All in the Family, God in the Everyday, Home on the Range, In the Eye of the Beholder, Mimmie's Heart, Texas, Thankfulness
I leave at O’dark-thirty in the morning for the airport and will be in the air (Lord willing) when I normally would be posting my morning thoughts. I have no idea what our travel day will look like; truly, with an almost-preschooler anything –...
by Melinda | May 24, 2013 | All in the Family, God in the Everyday, Home on the Range, Living the God Life, Mimmie's Heart, Thankfulness, Uncategorized, Working Out Faith
Late naps. While they seem like a good idea at the time, they never really are. Case in point: Lilli fell into a dead sleep when I laid her down for a “little nap” at 3:30. At that point I would’ve usually had her power through it to an early...
