by Melinda | Apr 30, 2013 | All in the Family, God in the Everyday, Living Low, Living the God Life, Mimmie's Heart, Motherhood, My Girls, Reaching Out, Relationship, Thankfulness
My daughter was recently at Target (her second address) with the kids, shopping for Mother’s Day cards. Lilli was in the back of the buggy (I’m sure either begging for a cookie, or already eating one), as Emmie’s reading different cards....
by Melinda | Apr 26, 2013 | Living Low, Living the God Life, My Politics, Reaching Out, Relationship, Texas, Thankfulness, Working Out Faith
Dallas-Fort Worth is home to me. I was born here, lived here until I was 35, did some moving around in different states for 11 years, then happily came back to let my toes become reacquainted with the sweet Texas soil. When I heard the Bushes (of the W....
by Melinda | Apr 23, 2013 | God in the Everyday, Healing Hearts, Home on the Range, Living Low, Living the God Life, Thankfulness, Working Out Faith
I was schlepping my laundry basket from my closet to the washer yesterday, trying to get it all in one trip and failing pretty miserably, leaving a trail of socks and underwear in my wake. It’s been a Monday ritual for the last almost-thirty years, with...
by Melinda | Apr 13, 2013 | Living Low, Living the God Life, Movies, Thankfulness, Uncategorized, Working Out Faith
Jackie Robinson. Things I knew about him before yesterday: 1) First black baseball player in a previously all-white game 2) He and I shared the same last name for the first 19 years of my life. The End. I’ve never claimed to be a big sports fan. I did enjoy...
by Melinda | Apr 3, 2013 | Blogging, God in the Everyday, Living Low, Living the God Life, Reaching Out, Social Media, Thankfulness
On the morning of April 1st, I logged on to Google Analytics. If you’re not a blogger, this is something you can hook up to your blog that tracks blog information. Big time bloggers, and those who monetize their blogs, use it to track their numbers, but...
by Melinda | Apr 1, 2013 | Living Low, Living the God Life, Thankfulness, Working Out Faith
I’ve been in Florida with the kids for a while now. I’ve loved every minute of it, as I always do when I visit. I soak up good time with my daughter and son-in-law, not to mention the sound of little voices saying my name, sloppy kisses, bedtime...