by Melinda | Nov 24, 2013 | In the Eye of the Beholder, Living the God Life, Thankfulness
Last year, my parents surprised me with four Christmas albums from my youth. My love for music began very young, and its inclusion in the holiday season was one of my favorite things about that time of year. It still is, actually. I can listen to the same songs...
by Melinda | Nov 11, 2013 | God in the Everyday, He's Bigger than Me, Healing Hearts, Home on the Range, In the Eye of the Beholder, Texas, Thankfulness, The Glory of Friends, Uncategorized
I’ve mentioned my favorite tree before. Here it is pictured in its summer splendor. It’s getting a little thin on leaves, now, I realized, when I took Lynne on a tour of the property yesterday, and we popped in for a visit. But it’s no less...
by Melinda | Nov 4, 2013 | Heart talk, In the Eye of the Beholder, Living Low, Mimmie's Heart, Thankfulness, Travel
We went trick-or-treating last night, with a tiny cowboy and darling cowgirl in tow. It’s so fun to watch them enjoy all the fuss and hoopla, and my daughter’s neighborhood really comes out for the kids, making it even better. Once the...
by Melinda | Oct 21, 2013 | God in the Everyday, He's Bigger than Me, In the Eye of the Beholder, Living the God Life, Lover of My Soul, Thankfulness, Travel
So, I can now say that I’ve gone to a doctor in another country and survived. But it was an experience. Google told me that there was a tourist 24-hour walk-in clinic at the Nuovo Regina Margherita Hospital in Rome. I was encouraged by the fact that it...
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...
by Melinda | Sep 27, 2013 | In the Eye of the Beholder, Living Low, Living the God Life
I’m back to writing from the road this morning. Seems like I was just here, actually, because I WAS. We were late leaving the office yesterday, and ready to be home. We left downtown and got all the way to Weatherford, where we stopped for some gas. When we went...