by Melinda | Jan 3, 2014 | All Together Now, Eyes Wide Open, Giving, In the Eye of the Beholder, It's Not About Me, Living Low, Living the God Life
I read it in an article yesterday. Here’s the title: ‘Selfie’ is 2013’s Most Overused Word. Please stop.” First of all, YES. PLEASE STOP. Second of all, selfie? Really? This is, at once, both horrifying and understandable....
by Melinda | Jan 2, 2014 | Heart talk, Home on the Range, Living Low, Living the God Life, Working Out Faith
Sometimes that phrase is so overused that you forget it’s really true. Yesterday was the day that the Christmas tree finally came down. I’d already put away everything else over the weekend, but the tree stayed through New Year’s Eve. As the...
by Melinda | Dec 28, 2013 | All Together Now, Living Low, Living the God Life, Thankfulness, Work
…be thankful for it. I know. It’s a weird way to start off a post, especially when I haven’t written a thing for a week. Really, I should be asking you how your Christmas was, and telling you how much I missed you. We should really be talking...
by Melinda | Dec 15, 2013 | Home on the Range, Living Low, Thankfulness, The Glory of Friends
Late, late post this morning, because I actually slept late (which never happens) and have just been savoring the quiet. We had a wonderful time last night. The party went off without a hitch, and the whole evening was warm and festive. It was a nice-sized...
by Melinda | Dec 14, 2013 | Christmas, Living Low, Reaching Out
I’ve got a bunch of people coming to my house tonight. The annual office Holiday Party (did you see me being politically correct there?) is here in our home, so since Emmie and family left on Sunday, I’ve been in serious party mode. All the kid...
by Melinda | Dec 13, 2013 | All Together Now, He's Bigger than Me, Home on the Range, Living Low, Living the God Life, Reaching Out, Working Out Faith
I had an interesting conversation yesterday with a friend of mine. She has kind of a tough exterior, having come through some pretty hard knocks in her life, and it makes her uncomfortable when people see glimpses of her soft side. And trust me when I say...