by Melinda | Jan 21, 2015 | Marriage, Movie Review, My Country, My Man, Random Musings, Relationship
As you can tell, I wasn’t sure what to call this post. I mean, it could’ve been: Kevin and Melinda: A Love Story Playing Hookey Dinner Lunch and a Movie American Sniper: Portrait of a Patriot That January Afternoon When it was 73 Degrees Just Two...
by Melinda | Jan 15, 2015 | Reaching Out, Relationship, The Glory of Friends
Ladies and Gentlemen, it has been a delightful two days. Delightful, as in FULL OF DELIGHT. I went over to Plano to stay with my parents, and work for a couple of days on my aunt’s house in a continuing effort to settle her estate. So, while I was over...
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 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...
by Melinda | Nov 14, 2014 | About Me, Disappointment, Free Indeed, Get Real, Hard Times, Heart talk, Listen and Learn, Love Free, Prayer, Relationship, Truth
Sometimes you receive news that makes you disappointed. Sometimes the news is just another in a series of disappointments that originate from one particular person, but it seems like a deeper blow somehow. Like the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s...
by Melinda | May 24, 2014 | All in the Family, Contentedness, God Stories, Legacy, Life Abundant, Relationship, Trust, Uncategorized, Under His Wings, Working Out Faith
About five years ago, I wrote a piece about my mother-in-law. When a young woman faces the altar, she hopes against hope that she will have a good relationship with her husband’s mother, instead of the stereotypical alternative. However, I knew, going in,...
