by Melinda | Nov 11, 2015 | All Together Now, Free Indeed, It's Not About Me, Living Low, My Country, Sacrifice, Serving, Thankfulness
Veteran’s Day. I cannot get through this day every year without a deep sense of humility and gratitude. The very fact that I can sit here, typing out whatever I want to say, any way I want to say it, stems from the sacrifice of others. Most all of us know...
by Melinda | Jan 21, 2015 | Marriage, Movie Review, My Country, My Man, Random Musings, Relationship
As you can tell, I wasn’t sure what to call this post. I mean, it could’ve been: Kevin and Melinda: A Love Story Playing Hookey Dinner Lunch and a Movie American Sniper: Portrait of a Patriot That January Afternoon When it was 73 Degrees Just Two...
by Melinda | Jan 8, 2015 | All Together Now, Eyes Wide Open, Free Indeed, Get Real, My Country
It’s no secret around these parts that I am patriotic, or that I love history, or that I have a particular interest in the WWII era. I’ve talked about all three. So, it will not surprise you in the least that I spent last evening watching Band of...
by Melinda | Nov 13, 2014 | All Together Now, Eyes Wide Open, Get Real, Listen and Learn, My Country, Uncategorized
Disclaimer: To my educator friends: I ADORE you. You do what I believe is the hardest job out there (second only to parenting), and many of you are forced to teach a mandated curriculum, in a mandated way, for thankless pay. This is not written against you, but in...
by Melinda | Nov 11, 2014 | All Together Now, Free Indeed, Get Real, Legacy, Listen and Learn, Living Low, My Country, Thankfulness
Nope, this is not a post about Tolstoy. But it is Veteran’s Day, and my title is what I imagine every American veteran’s belief about their role in this life to be. They chose to risk everything in war so that we could realize everything in peace....
by Melinda | Nov 5, 2014 | Free Indeed, Hope, Legacy, My Country, Thankfulness
I love to vote. Regardless of the turnout (although, who doesn’t want it to go their way?), I love the feeling that I get when I walk out of my polling precinct with that little “I Voted” sticker on my shirt. I feel like I’ve done my part, that...
