by Melinda | Nov 18, 2014 | All in the Family, Christmas, Home on the Range, Legacy, Life Abundant
Typically, when I write every morning, I sit at my desk. However, when the house is decorated for the holidays, I take my laptop into the living room and sit where I can see the tree. Sitting in here gives me a different view and perspective. Not only do I see...
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...
by Melinda | Nov 6, 2014 | Free Indeed, Life Abundant, Love Free, Mimmie's Heart, Random Musings, This Magic Moment
She stood there, wild curls charting courses of their own, and princess nightgown working its way off one shoulder. Intent and focused, she waited for the music to start, with the power of the karaoke microphone in her little hand. And then she started…...
by Melinda | Jul 25, 2014 | God in the Everyday, He Knows Me, He's Bigger than Me, Hope, Life Abundant, Thankfulness, Uncategorized, Work
I’m sitting in Kevin’s new office, just down the hall from his former corner office suite that waits for its new occupant. It contains some of the furniture that he used for the last four years, along with a different desk, since Kevin’s is...
by Melinda | Jul 12, 2014 | All Together Now, It's Not About Me, Life Abundant, Living Low, Love Free, Uncategorized
I had an opportunity to be a part of something special the other night. It was a women’s ministry event at a church in the DFW area, called Gateway. Now, I’ve been part of many a women’s ministry gathering over the years. Conferences and...
by Melinda | Jul 5, 2014 | Eyes Wide Open, Free Indeed, Healing Hearts, In the Eye of the Beholder, Life Abundant, Lover of My Soul, Working Out Faith
Did you have fun last night? Food? Fireworks? I hope so. Freedom is certainly something to be celebrated. We grilled out, and were supposed to head to a neighbor’s house, who lives behind us, for fireworks with about 200 of their closest friends, but...
