by Melinda | May 23, 2013 | About Me, All in the Family, Living Low, Mimmie's Heart, My Man, Relationship, Thankfulness
I’m a little late getting started with this post this morning. I’ve got the early morning feeding with our little man while Emmie’s here, and he usually goes right back to sleep after his bottle. However, this morning he was chatty, in his...
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 17, 2013 | God in the Everyday, Home on the Range, In the Eye of the Beholder, Mimmie's Heart, Relationship, Texas, Thankfulness
Since we moved into our house a year ago, I’ve enjoyed our view out the back windows probably more than anything else. There are banks of these types of windows along the entire back of the house and the kitchen is included in that, carrying my line of sight...
by Melinda | May 14, 2013 | Living the God Life, Marriage, My Man, Relationship, Thankfulness
I’ve always loved that title. It’s not mine, of course, but the title of one of Ernest Hemingway’s books which, incidentally, I have not read. So, if you have, and this post is not remotely in the same vein as the book, just smile and play...
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....