by Melinda | May 9, 2014 | All Together Now, Eyes Wide Open, Hope, Life Abundant, Thankfulness, Time, Trust, Uncategorized
Kevin got home a little earlier yesterday than usual. Having just finished getting the kids’ stuff put away, I was actually still in the middle of laundry, and catching up on email and other work stuff, when he walked in. His face is always a welcome...
by Melinda | May 2, 2014 | Mimmie's Heart, Thankfulness
Today’s a day when I’m thankful for two little people under my roof, both who struggled to go to sleep last night, and one who woke up early this morning. Today’s a day when I’ll shut this computer because she’s right here, waiting...
by Melinda | Apr 30, 2014 | All in the Family, Dream Scape, Home on the Range, It's Not About Me, Legacy, Life Abundant, Living the God Life, Mimmie's Heart, Texas, Thankfulness, This Magic Moment
I’m not sure when this dream began. Now that I think about it, it may have been as early as when I was a girl, and we went to my Uncle Leland’s lake house. He had an A-frame, fitted with a stairway that led up to a room tucked into the point of the...
by Melinda | Apr 26, 2014 | Eyes Wide Open, He's Bigger than Me, Home on the Range, In the Eye of the Beholder, Mimmie's Heart, Thankfulness, This Magic Moment
Brody is at that point where he is putting the toddle in the toddler. He’s pretty much walking everywhere, but not without a fall about every 10-12 steps, or stopping to wave his arms in a tight-rope-walker-style balance attempt. It’s adorable to...
by Melinda | Apr 25, 2014 | God in the Everyday, Heart talk, In the Eye of the Beholder, Legacy, Life Abundant, Mimmie's Heart, Thankfulness, This Magic Moment, Working Out Faith
After a full day of hammock play, and indoor play, lunch out and no nap, bed time was physically welcome to one almost four-year-old little girl. Even though her little brother had a nap (two, even!) he was still really ready, too. We ushered it in with our...
by Melinda | Apr 23, 2014 | All in the Family, God in the Everyday, Legacy, Life Abundant, Living Low, Thankfulness
Good morning Mom! It smells like coffee in my house on this, your 74th birthday. It would smell like home to you, as it certainly does for me, being one of the defining smells of my childhood. I remember waking up in the very wee hours of the morning, spying a...
