by Melinda | May 3, 2014 | Free Indeed, He's Bigger than Me, It's Not About Me, Life Abundant, Listen and Learn, Living the God Life, Mimmie's Heart, Rest, Working Out Faith
I woke up singing “For the First Time in Forever,” which is the prominent song for the “Anna” character in the movie Frozen. It’s absolutely no wonder, because I’ve watched the movie at least three times since the kids have...
by Melinda | Apr 30, 2014 | All in the Family, Dream Scape, Home on the Range, It's Not About Me, Legacy, Life Abundant, Living the God Life, Mimmie's Heart, Texas, Thankfulness, This Magic Moment
I’m not sure when this dream began. Now that I think about it, it may have been as early as when I was a girl, and we went to my Uncle Leland’s lake house. He had an A-frame, fitted with a stairway that led up to a room tucked into the point of the...
by Melinda | Apr 25, 2014 | God in the Everyday, Heart talk, In the Eye of the Beholder, Legacy, Life Abundant, Mimmie's Heart, Thankfulness, This Magic Moment, Working Out Faith
After a full day of hammock play, and indoor play, lunch out and no nap, bed time was physically welcome to one almost four-year-old little girl. Even though her little brother had a nap (two, even!) he was still really ready, too. We ushered it in with our...
by Melinda | Apr 23, 2014 | All in the Family, God in the Everyday, Legacy, Life Abundant, Living Low, Thankfulness
Good morning Mom! It smells like coffee in my house on this, your 74th birthday. It would smell like home to you, as it certainly does for me, being one of the defining smells of my childhood. I remember waking up in the very wee hours of the morning, spying a...
by Melinda | Apr 19, 2014 | All in the Family, Legacy, Life Abundant, Thankfulness
Good morning, Dad. The sun has risen on this, your 78th birthday, and it’s shining its promise of glorious delight out across the tree tops of the ranch. You would love the view. The birds are competing in song, and in just about every other way, right now. It...
by Melinda | Apr 18, 2014 | Free Indeed, God Stories, He's Bigger than Me, Healing Hearts, Hope, Life Abundant, Lover of My Soul, Thankfulness, The Church, Trust, Truth, Uncategorized
Back in 2010, I wrote a piece about Good Friday. I thought about it this morning and couldn’t remember how long it had been, so I pulled it up and felt the strongest urging to repost it. So, here it is. It’s likely that many of you have never read it, so I...
