by Melinda | May 29, 2014 | Eyes Wide Open, Free Indeed, Get Real, Hope, It's Not About Me, Living Low, Love Free, The Church
I went to the dentist yesterday. I was past due for a cleaning, and I changed dentists this time, due to my last dentist selling his practice, and my general dislike for his replacement. Seriously, I went from year upon year of healthy checkups, to a laundry...
by Melinda | May 28, 2014 | In the Eye of the Beholder, It's Not About Me, Life Abundant, Listen and Learn, Living Low
I am sitting here listening to the birds. I’ve got a momma bird on the front porch with four babies in the nest, and a new bird has set up housekeeping on the back porch in the nest that just recently was vacated by four other babies. There have been...
by Melinda | May 17, 2014 | He's Bigger than Me, Life on the Rock, Listen and Learn, Living Low, Lover of My Soul, Trust and Obey
Back when the kids were here, we took them to our local “trades day” gathering. It’s really a nice way to spend a Saturday morning, with local crafts people selling their wares alongside junk sellers, garden nurseries, horse tack and western...
by Melinda | May 16, 2014 | Contentedness, It's a Dog's Life, Life Abundant, Living Low, Living the God Life, Motherhood, My Girls, Thankfulness
Yesterday, I ran across a photo of my girls with our big chocolate lab named Nick. He was one of our best dogs (we’ve had quite a few over the years), a gentle giant and dearly loved, but when he was young, he had a penchant for eating some odd things....
by Melinda | May 12, 2014 | All Together Now, God in the Everyday, It's Not About Me, Life Abundant, Living Low, Love Free, Reaching Out, Social Media, Thankfulness
Something happened yesterday. I woke up with Mother’s Day posts from both of my girls, and my mom, on Facebook. Lovely pictures and words that filled up my tank, speaking my love language. I put up some pictures myself, about my mom, mother-in-law, and...
by Melinda | May 8, 2014 | Get Real, It's Not About Me, Life Abundant, Living Low, Mimmie's Heart, Relationship, Time
Home. I’m back in it, in my usual spot on the sofa, in an oddly quiet house. The kids’ stuff is still everywhere, a task that I will address today, but one that always makes me a little sad. It’s funny, but I’m not as tired as I usually am...
