by Melinda | Jan 10, 2015 | Hope, It's Not About Me, Living Low, Living the God Life, Love Free, Reaching Out
When it’s really cold, and because we have a house comprised of concrete floors and floor-to-ceiling windows across the back, we have a difficult time keeping the temperature comfortable and even without draining our propane tank dry (and our bank...
by Melinda | Dec 23, 2014 | Christmas, Giving, Hope, It's Not About Me, Reaching Out
Last year, my mom gave me a set of Adorenaments. They are the Christmas names of Christ, made into beautiful gold, glittery ornaments, with a neat book of different activities you can do with your family to help them learn those names and what they mean. I hang them...
by Melinda | Dec 8, 2014 | Christmas, Giving, It's Not About Me, Living Low, Reaching Out
As we’ve gotten older, and our extended families have grown, we’ve changed the way we do Christmas. One side of the family draws names now, and the other doesn’t give gifts at all. We just get together for a meal and play games, enjoying each...
by Melinda | Dec 5, 2014 | Christmas, His Words, Love Free, Reaching Out, Relationship
You know what I get to do today? Christmas cards! A big ol’ box of ’em awaits, and I’m excited about it. Kevin has appointments all day, so I’m giving myself the day off and I’m going to sit here in this chair, with a stack of...
by Melinda | Dec 4, 2014 | Christmas, Hope, It's Not About Me, Life on the Rock, Living Low, Reaching Out
For several years, my Uncle Lewis gave us a Snow Village house for Christmas. Over time, we had quite the little community, with a couple of houses, a church, a barn and silo, a pet shop, a courthouse, and a one-room school, along with little people, animals,...
by Melinda | Dec 2, 2014 | Christmas, Giving, Heart talk, Mentoring, Reaching Out, Relationship, Uncategorized
We meet people all the time; everywhere we go, really. I met Mia at my granddaughter’s 2nd birthday party, over two years ago. She had recommended my daughter to take her position at work because she was moving out of state, and her precious little boy...
