by Melinda | Sep 3, 2013 | All in the Family, Living Low, Marriage
My parents have been married for 53 years today. I think about that and it fills me with gratitude. When they stood on the altar of First Christian Church in Plano (23 years before Kevin and I stood in the same spot), they made a promise to be there – be present...
by Melinda | Sep 1, 2013 | Heart talk, Living Low, Living the God Life
We watched an old(er) movie this weekend. You may have seen my plea for your favorite old movie on Facebook. I got a GREAT list of movies, in reply, that I’m actually keeping as a reminder (and if you’re really good, I’ll tack it on to the end...
by Melinda | Aug 30, 2013 | A Heavenly Country, He's Bigger than Me, Healing Hearts, Living Low, Reaching Out, Relationship
An old friend contacted me yesterday. I hadn’t been in communication with this person over the years, so I didn’t know what had transpired in their life, or what road they had taken. After some really kind words, the reality of a struggle with...
by Melinda | Aug 29, 2013 | About Me, God in the Everyday, Living Low, Reaching Out, Social Media, Thankfulness
I was blown away yesterday. I think most people who enjoy social media understand the phenomenon that is the Facebook birthday celebration, but yesterday was more than I’ve ever experienced. My phone app literally blew up, making the app...
by Melinda | Aug 27, 2013 | He's Bigger than Me, Heart talk, Living Low, Living the God Life, Reaching Out, Relationship, Thankfulness, The Glory of Friends
Just after we first moved back to Texas, I was sitting in a nail salon. My Vietnamese technician didn’t speak any English, and for whatever reason, wasn’t much in the mood to try to communicate. It was okay, though, because, sitting next to me,...
by Melinda | Aug 26, 2013 | He's Bigger than Me, Living Low, Living the God Life, Random Musings, Working Out Faith
That title? It seems the truth of it has gone the way of the dinosaurs, if you take a look around. Case in point: The checkout line at Super Target on the last day before most of our schools start around here. Oh, and they were short on checkers. Oh, and about...
