by Melinda | Dec 4, 2013 | Eyes Wide Open, Free Indeed, God Stories, He's Bigger than Me, Healing Hearts, In the Eye of the Beholder, Thankfulness, The Glory of Friends
What if we all decided that we wanted to figure out what was the real cause of the old pain in our lives? You know, that brokenness you’ve been carrying around for, what, a year? Five? Fifteen? Thirty-seven? What if you just woke up one day, and instead...
by Melinda | Dec 3, 2013 | About Me, All in the Family, All Together Now, Home on the Range, Mimmie's Heart, Thankfulness
Sometimes there is no one moment or clever analogy for me to share. Sometimes it’s just a day spent in the company of people I love, and when I sit down to reflect on it, I realize that’s the story. It’s not a single thing, at all, but...
by Melinda | Dec 1, 2013 | Free Indeed, He's Bigger than Me, Legacy, Lover of My Soul, Mimmie's Heart, My Girls, Thankfulness, Uncategorized, Working Out Faith
Things were pretty peaceful around here up until about 8:00pm. Brody had just gone down without incident (he pretty much does everything, at this point, without incident), and we’d tucked Lilli in shortly thereafter. That’s when it all fell apart....
by Melinda | Nov 30, 2013 | God in the Everyday, Heart talk, Home on the Range, Lover of My Soul, Relationship, Thankfulness, Uncategorized, Working Out Faith
There is nothing quite like the early hours, especially at this time of year. The pink glow that just starts to cast across the remains of the leaves on the trees, the dark quiet of the house, save for the beautiful twinkle of the Christmas tree, the ticking of...
by Melinda | Nov 28, 2013 | Claim to Fame, He's Bigger than Me, Living the God Life, Lover of My Soul, Reaching Out, Thankfulness, Uncategorized
Most all of you are hurriedly preparing for a day with family and food. Maybe you’re baking pies, or stuffing a bird right this second, to get it in the oven for it’s long, hot stay until dinner time. We, however, are not. Well, technically we are,...
by Melinda | Nov 24, 2013 | In the Eye of the Beholder, Living the God Life, Thankfulness
Last year, my parents surprised me with four Christmas albums from my youth. My love for music began very young, and its inclusion in the holiday season was one of my favorite things about that time of year. It still is, actually. I can listen to the same songs...
