by Melinda | Jul 25, 2016 | Be the Light, Hope, It's Not About Me, Living Low, My Country, My Politics, Purpose, Working Out Faith
It has been so long since I’ve written in this place that I discovered the theme we’d originally built the site on was no longer working with the current WordPress platform, and I had to have my web designer update it to work. That’s why it looks slightly different, but – BONUS – you can easily read from a handheld device now.
#winning.
by Melinda | Mar 8, 2016 | Community, Humility, It's Not About Me, Living Low, Love Free, Reaching Out, Sacrifice, Serving
When I was in Washington a couple of weeks ago, I was there for a specific reason, outside of sightseeing. However, I had one afternoon free, and decided to go see one memorial that I had not seen before: The US Holocaust Memorial Museum. I’ve always been...
by Melinda | Mar 7, 2016 | All Together Now, Be the Light, Community, Living Low, Living the God Life, Relationship, Respect
It ended last night. On the heart-wrenching strains of Auld Lang Syne, the picture panned away from a snow-covered Downton Abbey, and the story of the Crawley family, as we know it, came to a close. I cried. I know it’s ridiculous, but tears fell as...
by Melinda | Feb 25, 2016 | Authenticity, Get Real, He's Bigger than Me, Humility, It's Not About Me, Living Low
My husband, who runs a life insurance and financial services office, was working at his desk, when one of his managers walked in. “Can you break away for a minute?” he asked. “I just need you to hear something.” So, Kevin followed him...
by Melinda | Feb 17, 2016 | Be the Light, God in the Everyday, Living Low, Living the God Life, Reaching Out, Thankfulness, Working Out Faith
I’ve mentioned before that I’m a history and documentary buff. Because I think it’s important, I periodically re-watch Ken Burns’ THE WAR, which is one of the most excellent bodies of work on WWII that I’ve ever seen. Just prior to the...
by Melinda | Feb 11, 2016 | Giving, It's Not About Me, Living Low, Love Free, Mimmie's Heart, Reaching Out
I arrived at my normal 8:30, expecting the usual “Mimmie’s here!” as 38 lbs. of little boy slammed into my legs. However, the house was quiet, and Emmie let me know that Brody was still asleep. “He had an ‘off’ day yesterday...
