by Melinda | Jun 8, 2013 | Living the God Life, Random Musings, Reaching Out, Texas, Thankfulness, Uncategorized
I love cute little shops. My town has quite a few darling little stores, many of them filled with antiques, some with children’s clothing, and many with gifts, home decor and women’s clothing. I live in Texas, and in an area where the cowboy is not...
by Melinda | Jun 6, 2013 | Living Low, Mimmie's Heart, Reaching Out, Relationship, Thankfulness
It’s been mighty quiet around here since the little princess has returned to her own kingdom. M I G H T Y Q U I E T. I’ll be honest, some of that quiet is welcomed with open ears. But some carries with it a tinge of lonesome, an air of wistfulness...
by Melinda | Jun 5, 2013 | He's Bigger than Me, Healing Hearts, Living Low, Reaching Out, Thankfulness, Uncategorized, Working Out Faith
My dad passed down to me a love for nature. I am very moved by what goes on beyond my window, that natural world where life is teeming and the order of relationship is much the same as when God first spoke it all into existence (or at least how I imagine it...
by Melinda | May 22, 2013 | All in the Family, Healing Hearts, Living Low, Mimmie's Heart, Reaching Out, Relationship, Thankfulness, The Glory of Friends
We were both in my bathroom. Lilli was sitting in the dry bathtub playing with her My Little Pony purse and its contents, which included three bangle bracelets, a pretend makeup compact (or her “hiccup” as she calls it), a comb, and a talking magic...
by Melinda | May 12, 2013 | All in the Family, Motherhood, Reaching Out, Relationship, Thankfulness
I have a wonderful mother. I marvel unto this day, this 49th Mother’s day of my life, that God saw fit to put me into my particular family, my particular mother’s arms, because it was an idyllic way to be raised. She stopped whatever she was doing...
by Melinda | May 10, 2013 | God in the Everyday, Healing Hearts, In the Eye of the Beholder, Living Low, Reaching Out, Relationship, Thankfulness
I ran across a post from my cousin the other day regarding a love letter. I was intrigued because, as far as I knew, this cousin was single and not currently involved with anyone. The front of the letter (she had posted a pic) said this… For you. Really....
