by Melinda | Nov 9, 2015 | Authenticity, Christmas, Free Indeed, Get Real, Living Low, The Church
Last week, I shared a video on Facebook of a man who was incredibly offended by the Starbucks Red Cup and it’s lack of Christmas decoration. He proposed a movement, a “prank” if you will, that because Starbucks had apparently removed all...
by Melinda | Nov 4, 2015 | All Together Now, Giving, God in the Everyday, It's Not About Me, Living Low, Reaching Out, Sacrifice, Serving
I paused yesterday, at the grocery store, to let a woman enter the aisle ahead of me, as she pushed one cart in front and pulled another behind. Interestingly, neither were very full, and I was wondering why she had two when two elderly women came motoring...
by Melinda | Feb 16, 2015 | Living Low, Love Free, Relationship
While I was in Florida a couple of weeks ago, Lilli asked me, out of the blue, if I could speak Spanish. I told her that I knew a few words, which included counting to ten, so she asked if I could teach her. We spent most of our day at Disney World with me...
by Melinda | Jan 25, 2015 | Hard Times, His Words, Living Low, Living the God Life, Trust, Truth
Every Sunday around here is for His words instead of mine. Sometimes the unfairness of life can seem overwhelming. He has something to say about that. The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? ~ Psalm 118:6 ESV Take my side, God—I’m...
by Melinda | Jan 10, 2015 | Hope, It's Not About Me, Living Low, Living the God Life, Love Free, Reaching Out
When it’s really cold, and because we have a house comprised of concrete floors and floor-to-ceiling windows across the back, we have a difficult time keeping the temperature comfortable and even without draining our propane tank dry (and our bank...
by Melinda | Jan 2, 2015 | About Me, Christmas, Contentedness, Free Indeed, Get Real, Heart talk, Home on the Range, Living Low, Working Out Faith
I’m still sitting here, writing by the light of the Christmas tree. It’s still beautiful, with its warm, twinkling ambiance, especially when it’s freezing outside, and the rain is, too, but something has shifted in me. Certainly, the fact that...
