by Melinda | Jul 24, 2013 | He's Bigger than Me, Living Low, Living the God Life, Reaching Out, Thankfulness
Sometimes I’ll read something, and the wording of it, whether the whole or just a small phrase, will catch my attention or even take my breath away. Case in point: My dear children, let’s not just talk about love; let’s practice real love. This is the...
by Melinda | Jul 21, 2013 | All in the Family, Home on the Range, Living Low, Mimmie's Heart, Reaching Out, Thankfulness
My daughter, Emmie, was trying all of Lilli’s shoes on her recently, as she had seemed to have a bit of a growth spurt in her feet. They were going through each pair, when Emmie asked Lilli a question. “Lilli, if you could wear any shoes you wanted every...
by Melinda | Jul 18, 2013 | Healing Hearts, Home on the Range, Living Low, Relationship, Thankfulness
That title sounds like I’m going to talk about a popular “end-times” book series. I’m not. Instead, I’m going to talk about a bird that just perched on the back of our lounge chair by the pool. You see, I sat down to write about...
by Melinda | Jul 15, 2013 | Living Low, Living the God Life, Reaching Out, Thankfulness
Getting ready to fly home from our extraordinary weekend in Des Moines, I grabbed my phone to make myself a quick reminder note before I turned it off. When I opened the app, I saw something in my list of notes that I didn’t recognize. Typically, I put...
by Melinda | Jul 11, 2013 | God in the Everyday, Living Low, Reaching Out, Travel
I was talking to a friend, a couple of days ago, about our upcoming trip to Europe. His ancestry is Italian, and he’s spent a good deal of time in Venice, particularly. Since that’s one of the stops on our itinerary, he was giving me some tips....
by Melinda | Jul 7, 2013 | God in the Everyday, He's Bigger than Me, Living Low
I’ve been helping Kevin put together a presentation he has to give this week. I’ve been going through different movie clips and quotes trying to best illustrate the message he’s trying to convey. Yesterday, I ran across something that really...