by Melinda | Oct 19, 2013 | Marriage, My Man, Thankfulness, Travel
Yesterday was our last day in Florence. We have absolutely loved this city. Romantic and beautiful, it was the place we wanted to mark in a special way. Remember when we found our daughter’s friend’s lock on one of the bridges in Paris? Well, we...
by Melinda | Oct 5, 2013 | A Heavenly Country, He's Bigger than Me, Marriage, Thankfulness
We stopped at a mall on the way home from work yesterday. Kevin needed a new pair of khaki chino-type pants for our trip, and we popped into an anchor department store to grab a pair. Two hours later, we popped out. Or pooped out might be the more appropriate...
by Melinda | Sep 23, 2013 | God in the Everyday, Home on the Range, Marriage, My Man, Relationship, Thankfulness
We had nothing planned yesterday. Oh, I guess there were a few things each of us thought we needed to do, but nothing set in stone, so that’s usually when we either go our separate ways to complete our own lists, or chuck them and go to a movie....
by Melinda | Sep 19, 2013 | Home on the Range, In the Eye of the Beholder, Let's Eat, Marriage, Thankfulness, Uncategorized
It was an interesting afternoon. What started out as a pretty normal Wednesday, turned out differently altogether. I headed into the pregnancy center, like I do every Wednesday, and when the clinic turned out to be quiet, I helped out with sorting donations and...
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 3, 2013 | All in the Family, Living Low, Marriage
My parents have been married for 53 years today. I think about that and it fills me with gratitude. When they stood on the altar of First Christian Church in Plano (23 years before Kevin and I stood in the same spot), they made a promise to be there – be present...
