by Melinda | Feb 7, 2015 | All in the Family, All Together Now, Love Free
I started watching the TV show “Parenthood” from the very beginning, when it first aired. Then, years later, in the midst of the final season, Kevin said he wanted to watch it, so we binge-watched the entire thing from beginning to end. I watched...
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 | Dec 22, 2014 | It's Not About Me, Life Abundant, Living Low, Love Free, Travel
I am home. I am tan. I am full to the brim. You are likely thinking that last statement is referring to food and beverage, seeing as I was on a cruise ship, and you would be correct. However, what I am really talking about is my heart. Allow me to explain....
by Melinda | Dec 5, 2014 | Christmas, His Words, Love Free, Reaching Out, Relationship
You know what I get to do today? Christmas cards! A big ol’ box of ’em awaits, and I’m excited about it. Kevin has appointments all day, so I’m giving myself the day off and I’m going to sit here in this chair, with a stack of...
by Melinda | Nov 14, 2014 | About Me, Disappointment, Free Indeed, Get Real, Hard Times, Heart talk, Listen and Learn, Love Free, Prayer, Relationship, Truth
Sometimes you receive news that makes you disappointed. Sometimes the news is just another in a series of disappointments that originate from one particular person, but it seems like a deeper blow somehow. Like the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s...
by Melinda | Nov 6, 2014 | Free Indeed, Life Abundant, Love Free, Mimmie's Heart, Random Musings, This Magic Moment
She stood there, wild curls charting courses of their own, and princess nightgown working its way off one shoulder. Intent and focused, she waited for the music to start, with the power of the karaoke microphone in her little hand. And then she started…...