by Melinda | Feb 1, 2014 | Eyes Wide Open, Free Indeed, He's Bigger than Me, Heart talk, Home on the Range, Lover of My Soul, Thankfulness, Working Out Faith
I woke up this morning in my usual way. Our bedroom seemed really snug and warm, and, I reasoned that it must’ve been because it didn’t get as cold last night. Tossing the thought aside, I donned my robe and slippers, called the dog, and opened the...
by Melinda | Jan 28, 2014 | Claim to Fame, Eyes Wide Open, Get Real, God in the Everyday, He's Bigger than Me, Healing Hearts, It's Not About Me, Life Abundant, Life on the Rock, Living Low, Living the God Life, Lover of My Soul, Uncategorized
You know what? God is real. Seems an odd and obvious statement, I know. But sometimes you’re just clicking along in your life, settled into your long-held beliefs, and, like so many other things, they become “normal.” They’re like the...
by Melinda | Jan 20, 2014 | Giving, He's Bigger than Me, Heart talk, Legacy, Living Low, Lover of My Soul, Motherhood, The Glory of Friends, Trust, Uncategorized
On this day, thirty-one years ago, my friend had a baby. She was quite young, and the pregnancy unplanned, and the future of the child – a boy – was uncertain in her care. She loved him in all his sweet and innocent goodness, this flesh of her...
by Melinda | Jan 19, 2014 | God in the Everyday, He's Bigger than Me, His Words, Lover of My Soul, Thankfulness, Trust
I’ve decided something. Sundays are not a day for my words. They are a day for His words. “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” John 14:27 NLT...
by Melinda | Jan 17, 2014 | He's Bigger than Me, Heart talk, It's Not About Me, Living Low, Living the God Life, Lover of My Soul, Trust
I’ve mentioned before how much I love my home. It’s a simple place, and while it’s set on an extraordinary (at least to my eyes) piece of property, there’s nothing grandiose about it, at all. But it’s more “us” than...
by Melinda | Jan 15, 2014 | Eyes Wide Open, God in the Everyday, He's Bigger than Me, Living Low, Lover of My Soul, Trust, Uncategorized
Sometimes you get really surprising news. I don’t mean the totally devastating kind, for there are far worse things to be heard, but I don’t mean the super exciting kind, either. You know, surprising. Knocks the wind out of you. Has you seeing stars...
