by Melinda | Jan 21, 2014 | About Me, Listen and Learn, Living the God Life, Mimmie's Heart, Travel, Trust, Uncategorized
You know those merry-go-rounds that used to be on playgrounds? The kind where you would run as fast as you could to push it and get it going, then jump onto the spinning contraption and hang on for dear life? That’s what my life has been feeling like,...
by Melinda | Dec 8, 2013 | Eyes Wide Open, God in the Everyday, Home on the Range, In the Eye of the Beholder, Mimmie's Heart, Thankfulness, Uncategorized
If you follow me on Facebook, you know that I got one extra day with my kids. Thank you, bizarro Texas ice storm! We needed diapers (forget bread and milk; priorities, people!), so Kevin bundled up and headed out for town in our diesel 4×4. About half an...
by Melinda | Dec 7, 2013 | All in the Family, Living the God Life, Mimmie's Heart, Thankfulness
The kids go back today. You know how that makes me feel, so I won’t go into it again. However, I do have a feeling of great satisfaction over the memories we’ve created this week. When you’re dealing with little children, you’re just...
by Melinda | Dec 6, 2013 | A Heavenly Country, Christmas, God in the Everyday, Lover of My Soul, Mimmie's Heart, Thankfulness
It was like any other night of putting Lilli to sleep. She asked for five books (which was negotiated to two) and then, when those were done, she wanted me to sing some songs. I started off with “Somewhere over the Rainbow,” which she always...
by Melinda | Dec 5, 2013 | A Heavenly Country, Christmas, Claim to Fame, Free Indeed, He's Bigger than Me, Heart talk, Living Low, Living the God Life, Lover of My Soul, Mimmie's Heart, Relationship, Uncategorized
There is always something that happens to me when I’m around the kids. It’s a slow-down of sorts, a stepping off of my whirling world to find a different pace – the pace of a child. Now, I’m not talking the pace of the average American...
by Melinda | Dec 3, 2013 | About Me, All in the Family, All Together Now, Home on the Range, Mimmie's Heart, Thankfulness
Sometimes there is no one moment or clever analogy for me to share. Sometimes it’s just a day spent in the company of people I love, and when I sit down to reflect on it, I realize that’s the story. It’s not a single thing, at all, but...
