by Melinda | Nov 6, 2014 | Free Indeed, Life Abundant, Love Free, Mimmie's Heart, Random Musings, This Magic Moment
She stood there, wild curls charting courses of their own, and princess nightgown working its way off one shoulder. Intent and focused, she waited for the music to start, with the power of the karaoke microphone in her little hand. And then she started…...
by Melinda | Jun 11, 2014 | Lilli's Letters, Mimmie's Heart
Today you are four. FOUR. It’s not possible that four years have passed since we first looked into each others’ eyes. But you are no longer a 6lb. 11 oz. baby, and I have the 39″ mark on the inside frame of my pantry door to prove it. I always...
by Melinda | May 8, 2014 | Get Real, It's Not About Me, Life Abundant, Living Low, Mimmie's Heart, Relationship, Time
Home. I’m back in it, in my usual spot on the sofa, in an oddly quiet house. The kids’ stuff is still everywhere, a task that I will address today, but one that always makes me a little sad. It’s funny, but I’m not as tired as I usually am...
by Melinda | May 3, 2014 | Free Indeed, He's Bigger than Me, It's Not About Me, Life Abundant, Listen and Learn, Living the God Life, Mimmie's Heart, Rest, Working Out Faith
I woke up singing “For the First Time in Forever,” which is the prominent song for the “Anna” character in the movie Frozen. It’s absolutely no wonder, because I’ve watched the movie at least three times since the kids have...
by Melinda | May 2, 2014 | Mimmie's Heart, Thankfulness
Today’s a day when I’m thankful for two little people under my roof, both who struggled to go to sleep last night, and one who woke up early this morning. Today’s a day when I’ll shut this computer because she’s right here, waiting...
by Melinda | Apr 30, 2014 | All in the Family, Dream Scape, Home on the Range, It's Not About Me, Legacy, Life Abundant, Living the God Life, Mimmie's Heart, Texas, Thankfulness, This Magic Moment
I’m not sure when this dream began. Now that I think about it, it may have been as early as when I was a girl, and we went to my Uncle Leland’s lake house. He had an A-frame, fitted with a stairway that led up to a room tucked into the point of the...
