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by Melinda | May 18, 2013 | All in the Family, Healing Hearts, Living the God Life, Mimmie's Heart, Thankfulness, Uncategorized
When you take care of a newborn, your world is filled with a zillion tiny sounds. You forget that between babies, I think. You expect the wailing (which if forever embedded in your memory), but it’s the squeals, grunts and coos that tickle you or grab your...
by Melinda | May 17, 2013 | God in the Everyday, Home on the Range, In the Eye of the Beholder, Mimmie's Heart, Relationship, Texas, Thankfulness
Since we moved into our house a year ago, I’ve enjoyed our view out the back windows probably more than anything else. There are banks of these types of windows along the entire back of the house and the kitchen is included in that, carrying my line of sight...
by Melinda | May 16, 2013 | All in the Family, Mimmie's Heart, Texas, Thankfulness, Travel
I have extra heartbeats under my roof, which puts me in my happy place. We had a joyous reunion at the airport, as a little curly-headed almost three year-old came flying across baggage claim, arms wide open yelling, “MIMMIE!!!!” A movie director...
by Melinda | May 13, 2013 | All in the Family, Living the God Life, Mimmie's Heart, My Girls, Texas, Thankfulness, Working Out Faith
The sheets are changed on the bunkbeds. The booster seat is firmly attached to one of the kitchen chairs and bath toys are in the tub. The infant bouncy seat cover is washed and ready for action, and the pack and play is in place. Later today, the car seat will...
by Melinda | May 6, 2013 | All in the Family, In the Eye of the Beholder, Mimmie's Heart, Motherhood, My Girls, Thankfulness, Uncategorized, Working Out Faith
My little grandson was 8 weeks old yesterday. Crazy hard to believe, but then it’s May already. MAY. Ridiculous. As it turned out, his due date had been miscalculated, because when he arrived they realized that he was not as far along gestationally as...
by Melinda | Apr 30, 2013 | All in the Family, God in the Everyday, Living Low, Living the God Life, Mimmie's Heart, Motherhood, My Girls, Reaching Out, Relationship, Thankfulness
My daughter was recently at Target (her second address) with the kids, shopping for Mother’s Day cards. Lilli was in the back of the buggy (I’m sure either begging for a cookie, or already eating one), as Emmie’s reading different cards....
