by Melinda | Jan 11, 2014 | God in the Everyday, In the Eye of the Beholder, Thankfulness
Yesterday, I received a package of goodies from my dear friend, Lynne. Among them was a bag of tea leaves from Gong Fu Tea in the wonderful East Village of Des Moines, Iowa. I could go on about the East Village with its cool and funky vibe, and I could go on...
by Melinda | Jan 3, 2014 | All Together Now, Eyes Wide Open, Giving, In the Eye of the Beholder, It's Not About Me, Living Low, Living the God Life
I read it in an article yesterday. Here’s the title: ‘Selfie’ is 2013’s Most Overused Word. Please stop.” First of all, YES. PLEASE STOP. Second of all, selfie? Really? This is, at once, both horrifying and understandable....
by Melinda | Dec 17, 2013 | Christmas, Dream Scape, Eyes Wide Open, He's Bigger than Me, In the Eye of the Beholder, Living the God Life, Lover of My Soul, Working Out Faith
I got a call last night from Emmie. I knew the kids had gone to see Santa, but she’d forgotten to tell me about what Lilli told him. All week she’d been asking her what she was going to ask Santa to bring her for Christmas. “Mommy, I’m...
by Melinda | Dec 8, 2013 | Eyes Wide Open, God in the Everyday, Home on the Range, In the Eye of the Beholder, Mimmie's Heart, Thankfulness, Uncategorized
If you follow me on Facebook, you know that I got one extra day with my kids. Thank you, bizarro Texas ice storm! We needed diapers (forget bread and milk; priorities, people!), so Kevin bundled up and headed out for town in our diesel 4×4. About half an...
by Melinda | Dec 4, 2013 | Eyes Wide Open, Free Indeed, God Stories, He's Bigger than Me, Healing Hearts, In the Eye of the Beholder, Thankfulness, The Glory of Friends
What if we all decided that we wanted to figure out what was the real cause of the old pain in our lives? You know, that brokenness you’ve been carrying around for, what, a year? Five? Fifteen? Thirty-seven? What if you just woke up one day, and instead...
by Melinda | Dec 2, 2013 | God in the Everyday, He's Bigger than Me, In the Eye of the Beholder, Living the God Life, Mimmie's Heart
It is my great joy to report that Lilli went to sleep WITH her blanket last night. Of course, she’d been up all day for our Christgiving celebration, and was really tired, but I’m choosing to believe she’d learned her lesson and was being...
