by Melinda | May 28, 2013 | God in the Everyday, Mimmie's Heart, Thankfulness, Working Out Faith
I rolled the buggy out of the grocery store to the car, filled the trunk with supplies for a Memorial Day cookout, then I sat my purse, phone and keys in the front passenger seat to free my hands before buckling Lilli into her car seat. The only thing I still...
by Melinda | May 26, 2013 | About Me, God in the Everyday, Living the God Life, Mimmie's Heart, Thankfulness, Working Out Faith
Be a good listener. That’s one of the latest catch-phrases in Lilli’s repertoire, mainly because she hears it about 732 times a day. “Lilli, Mimmie needs you to be a good listener.” “Lilli, put your listening ears on.”...
by Melinda | May 25, 2013 | All in the Family, Healing Hearts, Mimmie's Heart, Thankfulness, Working Out Faith
Early yesterday morning, my daughter, Emmie, and my grandson, Brody, headed to the airport. Lilli is staying on with us for another ten days before I take her home just in time for her birthday. I’ve written about those goodbyes before. If Lilli could see...
by Melinda | May 24, 2013 | All in the Family, God in the Everyday, Home on the Range, Living the God Life, Mimmie's Heart, Thankfulness, Uncategorized, Working Out Faith
Late naps. While they seem like a good idea at the time, they never really are. Case in point: Lilli fell into a dead sleep when I laid her down for a “little nap” at 3:30. At that point I would’ve usually had her power through it to an early...
by Melinda | May 23, 2013 | About Me, All in the Family, Living Low, Mimmie's Heart, My Man, Relationship, Thankfulness
I’m a little late getting started with this post this morning. I’ve got the early morning feeding with our little man while Emmie’s here, and he usually goes right back to sleep after his bottle. However, this morning he was chatty, in his...
by Melinda | May 22, 2013 | All in the Family, Healing Hearts, Living Low, Mimmie's Heart, Reaching Out, Relationship, Thankfulness, The Glory of Friends
We were both in my bathroom. Lilli was sitting in the dry bathtub playing with her My Little Pony purse and its contents, which included three bangle bracelets, a pretend makeup compact (or her “hiccup” as she calls it), a comb, and a talking magic...
