by Melinda | Jul 1, 2013 | About Me, Claim to Fame, He's Bigger than Me, Healing Hearts, Living Low, Living the God Life, Thankfulness
We attend a non-denominational church whose worship music style is very contemporary, or that to which we like to refer as “rockin’.” Yesterday was a particularly wonderful set of music that really struck my heart in a way it hadn’t in...
by Melinda | Jun 29, 2013 | About Me, Blogging, Living Low, Reaching Out, Thankfulness
If you check in here regularly, specifically from a Facebook link on your computer (mobile devices seem unaffected), you know I’ve had a bit of trouble this week. I’ve been posting the link to my daily post just like I do every other day, but...
by Melinda | Jun 27, 2013 | Healing Hearts, Living Low, Relationship, Thankfulness, The Glory of Friends
I listened to her address our little group, seeming hesitant, but determined at the same time. It was a hard topic, a hurtful situation that had many years under its belt, and it wasn’t really met with open hearts. But she pressed on. She explained how...
by Melinda | Jun 26, 2013 | He's Bigger than Me, Living Low, Thankfulness, Working Out Faith
He walked past me, head hung low, and miserable, as if he was heading in to a doctor to receive a difficult diagnosis. I guess he sort of knew what was coming, as I could hear part of the conversation in which he eventually found himself. His good qualities...
by Melinda | Jun 25, 2013 | Living Low, Thankfulness
I listened to a friend, yesterday, talking about how much things had changed in her career. She’s been providing the same service for people for quite a number of years, but what began as a pretty straightforward process has become intricate, complicated...
by Melinda | Jun 21, 2013 | God in the Everyday, Living Low, Marriage, Thankfulness
We saw him from way across the cemetery. Sitting on ‘our’ bench, (the one adjacent to his father’s grave where Kevin proposed to me thirty-one years ago) we sat in silence, watching preparations for two internment services. One had a piper,...