by Melinda | Nov 24, 2013 | In the Eye of the Beholder, Living the God Life, Thankfulness
Last year, my parents surprised me with four Christmas albums from my youth. My love for music began very young, and its inclusion in the holiday season was one of my favorite things about that time of year. It still is, actually. I can listen to the same songs...
by Melinda | Nov 20, 2013 | Living Low, Living the God Life, Reaching Out, Relationship
Sometimes you just don’t see things coming. Your day is clicking along at a reasonable pace, you’re productive, there’s no real drama, and you end it up with a nice meal. Or so you think. Until you get home from said meal and you’re...
by Melinda | Nov 17, 2013 | About Me, He's Bigger than Me, Healing Hearts, Heart talk, Living the God Life, Lover of My Soul, Reaching Out
I’ve got a lot on my mind. A lot. I’ve been trying to get it all out on paper and into some organized fashion, but it doesn’t seem to be helping much. It’s not just lists floating around in there, but emotion, too. This happens to me all...
by Melinda | Nov 16, 2013 | Living Low, Living the God Life, Reaching Out, Thankfulness
After I dropped Lynne at the airport, I made the familiar journey back home. Back from an incredible week…back from some great time for the soul. As I drove, I started thinking about our conversations this week, and realized that we had talked non-stop...
by Melinda | Nov 16, 2013 | Living Low, Living the God Life, Relationship, Texas, Thankfulness, The Glory of Friends, Travel, Uncategorized
Today’s our last day. We’re packing up in a bit, and starting our trek back to DFW. I know I wrote about friends at the beginning of this trip, but it’s always at the end of a trip that I have fresh appreciation for my traveling companions,...
by Melinda | Nov 9, 2013 | All in the Family, Living the God Life, Lover of My Soul, Thankfulness
Yesterday I had the privilege of helping host a shower to welcome a beautiful little two year old girl into a new world. Adopted from Ethiopia, she’s settling into a new pace of life here in the U.S., with a set of parents who are head over heels for her,...