by Melinda | Aug 22, 2013 | Claim to Fame, God in the Everyday, He's Bigger than Me, Living the God Life, Reaching Out, Relationship
I saw something yesterday that blew me away. It was a paradox of simplicity and complexity, and it left my mind to ponder you and me. Yes, us. I’m going to wait here while you watch it. Go ahead…all the way to the end, please. (if you can’t...
by Melinda | Aug 19, 2013 | About Me, All in the Family, Healing Hearts, Mimmie's Heart, Reaching Out, Thankfulness
When my girls were little, my mother gave them an infant washcloth, fashioned into the likeness of a rabbit. It held pieces of ice in the folds, and was used to sooth away little hurts. We called it a “boo-boo bunny.” Fast forward to my grandbabies,...
by Melinda | Aug 19, 2013 | God in the Everyday, Living Low, Mimmie's Heart, Reaching Out, Thankfulness
Yesterday, I did something I haven’t done in years. I took 3 children, 6 and under, to the mall. Just me and the kiddos and my orthopedic boot. A woman actually came up to me and said “When they talk about women who can do it all, they’re...
by Melinda | Aug 14, 2013 | Mimmie's Heart, Reaching Out, Relationship
My granddaughter, Lilli, introduced me to a children’s cartoon called Martha Speaks. I haven’t seen any children’s TV that I’ve liked in a long time, until Martha the talking dog entered my life. Long concerned about the dumbing-down of...
by Melinda | Aug 13, 2013 | Living Low, Reaching Out, Travel
Mornings in Grandbabyland are unpredictable at best. Well, they’re that way when I’m here, at least. With five people typically in this house, they fall into a regular rhythm, but just one new person throws the whole thing a different direction. I...
by Melinda | Aug 12, 2013 | About Me, All in the Family, Marriage, Mimmie's Heart, Motherhood, My Girls, My Man, Reaching Out, Thankfulness
I made a discovery yesterday. I’ve been visiting with my two girlfriends this weekend, Karen, formerly in a high-powered corporate job, now in full-time ministry, and Mary, once in non-profit management, now a Christian speaker, author, and in talent...
