by Melinda | Dec 23, 2014 | Christmas, Giving, Hope, It's Not About Me, Reaching Out
Last year, my mom gave me a set of Adorenaments. They are the Christmas names of Christ, made into beautiful gold, glittery ornaments, with a neat book of different activities you can do with your family to help them learn those names and what they mean. I hang them...
by Melinda | Dec 22, 2014 | It's Not About Me, Life Abundant, Living Low, Love Free, Travel
I am home. I am tan. I am full to the brim. You are likely thinking that last statement is referring to food and beverage, seeing as I was on a cruise ship, and you would be correct. However, what I am really talking about is my heart. Allow me to explain....
by Melinda | Dec 9, 2014 | Christmas, Giving, It's Not About Me, Living Low
I’ve been working on a little Christmasy something that has required the involvement of some other people to be able to pull it off. I know they are just as busy as everyone else, especially at this time of year, so they probably didn’t need...
by Melinda | Dec 8, 2014 | Christmas, Giving, It's Not About Me, Living Low, Reaching Out
As we’ve gotten older, and our extended families have grown, we’ve changed the way we do Christmas. One side of the family draws names now, and the other doesn’t give gifts at all. We just get together for a meal and play games, enjoying each...
by Melinda | Dec 4, 2014 | Christmas, Hope, It's Not About Me, Life on the Rock, Living Low, Reaching Out
For several years, my Uncle Lewis gave us a Snow Village house for Christmas. Over time, we had quite the little community, with a couple of houses, a church, a barn and silo, a pet shop, a courthouse, and a one-room school, along with little people, animals,...
by Melinda | Nov 15, 2014 | All in the Family, Christmas, Contentedness, God in the Everyday, It's Not About Me, Life Abundant, Thankfulness
You know what I’m doing today? Decorating for Christmas. Yes, on November 15, I’m decking these halls. Knowing, months ago, that my kids were coming in for Thanksgiving week, and that we’d be celebrating our Christmas with them at the same...
