by Melinda | Sep 13, 2018 | Listen and Learn, Mimmie's Heart
Okay, maybe not actual Eden, since the door was closed on that with a bite of an apple, but I’ve been thinking about how things were before that fateful day. What got me thinking about it was watching my youngest grandson, Landry. Since I’ve been absent on...
by Melinda | Feb 8, 2016 | Get Real, Listen and Learn, Maturity
The kids stayed overnight on Saturday. Brody hung out with Papa, gathering wood for the wood pile, while Lilli spent the afternoon and evening at the barn with her Aunt Maddie. By the time they made their way in, I was ready with their dinner, and then...
by Melinda | Feb 5, 2016 | About Me, Eyes Wide Open, Get Real, God in the Everyday, He Knows Me, He's Bigger than Me, Healing Hearts, Heart talk, His Words, Hope, In the Eye of the Beholder, Life Abundant, Listen and Learn, Living the God Life, Lover of My Soul, Truth, Under His Wings
I love any and all shows having to do with history in a broad sense, or, more specifically, the stories of people’s lives. I really love genealogy shows, for this reason, and was recently watching an episode of Finding Your Roots. While finding out her...
by Melinda | Jan 29, 2016 | Get Real, It's Not About Me, Listen and Learn, Living Low, Mimmie's Heart, Self Help
It was beautiful here yesterday. Unseasonably warm to the point that the gal across the street from my daughter’s house was washing her car in shorts and a tank top, her toddler “helping” in nothing but a diaper. Personally, I was very...
by Melinda | Jan 9, 2016 | Eyes Wide Open, He's Bigger than Me, Life on the Rock, Listen and Learn, Obedience, Purpose, Thankfulness, The Great Uncomfortable, Trust, Truth, Uncategorized, Under His Wings, Working Out Faith
I have a good friend who just got back from Key West. She went with her daughter, and I asked, when I discovered they were going, if they chose to go there because they were Hemingway fans. That wasn’t the reason, but his Key West house is one of my...
by Melinda | Dec 31, 2015 | And We Wait, Contentedness, Eyes Wide Open, He's Bigger than Me, Life on the Rock, Listen and Learn, Mimmie's Heart
Brody got a ride-on CAT four-wheeler for Christmas, which he calls a “Monster Truck.” It’s made for a toddler, and came with a little yellow CAT construction helmet, which he loves. Fortunately for us, the kids just stayed after Christmas, so...