by Melinda | Oct 7, 2013 | A Heavenly Country, Legacy, Living Low, Thankfulness, Travel
Alphabet soup. It’s what is filling my head right now. Lists and more lists. Letters upon letters across a page, running together like a fine stew; the more I think, the more I stir the pot. My favorite part of the trip preparation process is when I get...
by Melinda | Oct 6, 2013 | Giving, Heart talk, Reaching Out, Texas, Thankfulness
You can finish the sentence that is this title, can’t you? It is more blessed to give than to receive. It’s something we’ve heard all our lives, so perhaps the meaning has become a little watered down. Less poignant. Even cause for a little...
by Melinda | Oct 5, 2013 | A Heavenly Country, He's Bigger than Me, Marriage, Thankfulness
We stopped at a mall on the way home from work yesterday. Kevin needed a new pair of khaki chino-type pants for our trip, and we popped into an anchor department store to grab a pair. Two hours later, we popped out. Or pooped out might be the more appropriate...
by Melinda | Oct 3, 2013 | Home on the Range, Living Low, Living the God Life, Random Musings, Thankfulness, Uncategorized
(If you are an arachniphob, I apologize in advance. But read anyway!) It started with my husband’s fascination with the garden spider. There was one in the front flower bed that he made sure no one bothered because “they are GOOD spiders.” So,...
by Melinda | Sep 29, 2013 | All Together Now, Free Indeed, God in the Everyday, He's Bigger than Me, Home on the Range, Legacy, My Country, My Politics, Thankfulness
It stopped raining yesterday afternoon and, when it did, the humidity was pushed out by a cool front that brought fresh, delicious breeze and mild temps. I had been working on my project for a baby boy’s nursery. A friend of my daughter’s had seen...
by Melinda | Sep 28, 2013 | A Heavenly Country, God in the Everyday, He's Bigger than Me, Heart talk, Home on the Range, Living the God Life, Lover of My Soul, Thankfulness
Well, that hearth part might be a bit of wishful thinking, since it’s a still a little warm out for a fire. But I like the way those two words go together. Hearth. Home. They both speak of the heart to me, those I love, and what’s most important....
