by Melinda | Jun 20, 2014 | Eyes Wide Open, Free Indeed, Get Real, It's Not About Me, Legacy, Life on the Rock, Listen and Learn, Living Low, Living the God Life
In Kevin’s line of work, I’ve been privileged to attend a number of diverse gatherings over the years. For instance, I’ve been to an award ceremony for the Asian-Indian community, filled with colorful saris, exotic music, and delectable Indian...
by Melinda | May 31, 2014 | Claim to Fame, Get Real, He's Bigger than Me, Life on the Rock, Listen and Learn, Trust and Obey
Have you ever considered how many times a day you Google something? Yesterday, I needed to know a substitution for a cooking ingredient, so I Googled it. After a while, I was planting some flowers that didn’t have an info stick stuck in the soil. Were...
by Melinda | May 28, 2014 | In the Eye of the Beholder, It's Not About Me, Life Abundant, Listen and Learn, Living Low
I am sitting here listening to the birds. I’ve got a momma bird on the front porch with four babies in the nest, and a new bird has set up housekeeping on the back porch in the nest that just recently was vacated by four other babies. There have been...
by Melinda | May 21, 2014 | All Together Now, Free Indeed, Get Real, He's Bigger than Me, Hope, Life Abundant, Listen and Learn, Lover of My Soul, Trust and Obey, Uncategorized, Under His Wings, Working Out Faith
It had been sitting there for a couple of weeks, at least, maybe a month. The stack of paper that needed to be sorted through and filed hadn’t been shrinking, as I had hoped, but was growing instead. Finally, it was no longer giving me a small wave, or...
by Melinda | May 17, 2014 | He's Bigger than Me, Life on the Rock, Listen and Learn, Living Low, Lover of My Soul, Trust and Obey
Back when the kids were here, we took them to our local “trades day” gathering. It’s really a nice way to spend a Saturday morning, with local crafts people selling their wares alongside junk sellers, garden nurseries, horse tack and western...
by Melinda | May 15, 2014 | All Together Now, Eyes Wide Open, Free Indeed, Get Real, God in the Everyday, Hope, Life Abundant, Listen and Learn, My Politics, Thankfulness, This Magic Moment, Trust, Truth, Working Out Faith
I have this really cool tablet, with a quote at the bottom of each page that you can tear off and tuck in a lunch box, or tie to a gift. My mom bought it for me on the sly, right when we were in the same store, and I have benefited from her sneakiness, because...
