by Melinda | Sep 18, 2013 | A Heavenly Country, All in the Family, He's Bigger than Me, Healing Hearts, Living Low, Living the God Life, Lover of My Soul, Reaching Out, Relationship, Uncategorized
I had my first Pumpkin Spice Latte of the year yesterday. It’s a small tradition that I celebrate – just me and the cup – to usher in my favorite season. Yes, it was in the 90’s outside, but hey, it was overcast and had the illusion of...
by Melinda | Sep 16, 2013 | About Me, Home on the Range, Living Low, Living the God Life, Lover of My Soul, Social Media, Thankfulness, Uncategorized
If you follow me on social media, you know about my swing. I talk about it quite a bit, as it’s a place of respite for me. Lately, however, I’ve had no time for its pleasures. The pace of my life has taken a turn that even NASCAR would envy, and...
by Melinda | Sep 13, 2013 | God in the Everyday, He's Bigger than Me, Lover of My Soul, Relationship, Thankfulness
I have a beautiful vintage watch that we won in an auction when we lived in Florida. It’s worked perfectly until just recently, when the stem became disengaged, and I could no longer set the time. We found a jeweler over in Dallas, who worked on this...
by Melinda | Sep 8, 2013 | God in the Everyday, Lover of My Soul, Marriage, Thankfulness, Travel
It started as an exciting day. At 9:30 in the morning, we made a rash decision to take a road trip, and by 10:00 we were in the car. Twenty minutes later, down the road, we finally figured out where we were going. Salado, we decided. A small town, south of...
by Melinda | Sep 7, 2013 | A Heavenly Country, All in the Family, Lover of My Soul, Thankfulness
One of our office management team just returned from Ethiopia. He and his wife didn’t go for a vacation, but they did go to see something very special. Something for which they’d waited a very long time. Their daughter. If you, or anyone you know,...
by Melinda | Aug 25, 2013 | God in the Everyday, He's Bigger than Me, Healing Hearts, Heart talk, It's a Dog's Life, Lover of My Soul, Relationship, Thankfulness, Uncategorized
I was in a dressing room, trying to make a decision on a pair of pants, when I heard her. An older woman, she was outside in the little waiting area, speaking to the store employees, the other people waiting, and anyone else within ear shot, and she was talking...