by Melinda | Mar 22, 2013 | God in the Everyday, Mimmie's Heart, Motherhood, My Girls, Thankfulness, Working Out Faith
Change is hard. Just ask Lilli. At two years and nine months, she was so excited about her brother coming. And really, the coming part was pretty wonderful. It was the staying part that was the kicker. Actually, I’m not so sure it would be so bad if she...
by Melinda | Mar 14, 2013 | God in the Everyday, In the Eye of the Beholder, Living the God Life, My Girls, Thankfulness, Working Out Faith
I have a favorite wall in my home. It’s in the den, and the whole room, ceiling included, is wrapped in diagonal pine paneling. Now before you feel sorry for me, and my lack of taste at not ripping out what must be horrific wood paneling (70’s! What...
by Melinda | Mar 11, 2013 | All in the Family, God in the Everyday, Mimmie's Heart, My Girls, Thankfulness, Uncategorized
I was delighted when my daughter called yesterday and my oldest granddaughter cut in and said she wanted to talk to me. I happened to be in the middle of something right then, but I don’t get to chat with her as often, since she splits time between her...
by Melinda | Aug 4, 2011 | All in the Family, Motherhood, My Girls
Once upon a time there was a young woman, in her 20’s, who was going to have a baby. She planned and dreamed as her belly grew, imagining what kind of little person was being knit together deep inside. She imagined a little girl much like the little girl she,...
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by Melinda | Feb 19, 2009 | All in the Family, Motherhood, My Girls
About fourteen years ago, Hubs had gone from sales into management and we found ourselves entertaining a lot from our home. Typically, we would have the person he was recruiting and their spouse over for dinner, and send the girls over to their grandmother’s...
by Melinda | Nov 24, 2008 | My Girls
This is a post about my girl. My first girl. She’s the first one to simultaneously fill my heart to overflowing and stomp it to bits, because she’s the one who made me a mother. About a year and a half ago I wrote a piece about her that describes her so...
