by Melinda | Oct 6, 2011 | Living the God Life, Random Musings, Reaching Out
I occasionally have an “oldies” Pandora station playing while I work. Yesterday was such a day, and the familiar strains of a Simon and Garfunkel classic began to fill the room. Hello darkness, my old friend…I’ve come to talk with you...
by Melinda | Sep 26, 2011 | Claim to Fame, God in the Everyday, Living the God Life, Random Musings, Working Out Faith
If you’re not from the South, you may not understand the phenomenon that is the “Homecoming Mum.” To you, mums are a colorful, flowering shrub that you put out next to your pumpkins and gourds for tasteful fall decor. However, in the South the mum...
by Melinda | Sep 4, 2011 | God in the Everyday, Living the God Life, The Glory of Friends, Travel
Within my line of sight, at this very moment, are the following: a churning Pacific on the rocky California coastline, seagulls swooping and diving in hopes of treasure, multitudes of iconic cypress against the backdrop of the infinity of a cloudy horizon, and...
by Melinda | Aug 22, 2011 | Blogging, Living the God Life, Social Media, The Glory of Friends, Uncategorized, Working Out Faith
Remember these? Virtual Reality “halos,” they were the future of gaming, and featured in all the futuristic Sci-Fi movies, where people would escape their own lives and sink into a virtual reality paradise (or nightmare, depending on the movie!). Well,...
by Melinda | Aug 17, 2011 | Living the God Life, The Glory of Friends, Uncategorized
One of my best girls, Mary R. (known elsewhere as Mary R. Snyder), is in the thick of final edits for her new book, God, Grace & Girlfriends: Adventures in Faith and Friendship, which is due to release this December. She’s been posting on the topic of...
by Melinda | Jul 20, 2011 | Living the God Life, Uncategorized
A sweet friend of mine recently shared with me a phrase she found in one of her old journals. She wasn’t sure, now, if they were her words or someone else’s, and because I can’t find them attributed to anyone else (let me know if you do), I will...
