by Melinda | Jul 18, 2013 | Healing Hearts, Home on the Range, Living Low, Relationship, Thankfulness
That title sounds like I’m going to talk about a popular “end-times” book series. I’m not. Instead, I’m going to talk about a bird that just perched on the back of our lounge chair by the pool. You see, I sat down to write about...
by Melinda | Jul 17, 2013 | About Me, God in the Everyday, He's Bigger than Me, Home on the Range, Thankfulness, Uncategorized
You know, sometimes you don’t see sunshine on a cloudy day, even if the Temptations are singing about it. Sometimes, even when you are really looking for it, and glimpse the tiniest ray beginning to emerge, another big, black cloud snuffs it out....
by Melinda | Jul 15, 2013 | Living Low, Living the God Life, Reaching Out, Thankfulness
Getting ready to fly home from our extraordinary weekend in Des Moines, I grabbed my phone to make myself a quick reminder note before I turned it off. When I opened the app, I saw something in my list of notes that I didn’t recognize. Typically, I put...
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by Melinda | Jul 14, 2013 | All in the Family, Marriage, Relationship, Thankfulness, The Glory of Friends, Uncategorized
I stood, visually scanning the room and taking in all the faces. People were pouring in, anxious to find the birthday boy, our dear friend, Doug. I recognized family faces in the crowd, and spotted a precious teacher my kids had when they were in school with...
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by Melinda | Jul 13, 2013 | He's Bigger than Me, Thankfulness, Travel, Uncategorized
In just a little while, I will be putting on an official “Color Run” t-shirt, pulling my hair back in a ponytail with a matching headband, and attaching a number to my shirt. I will be participating in my first 5K. And I will be walking....
by Melinda | Jul 9, 2013 | In the Eye of the Beholder, Thankfulness, Uncategorized
Every morning I sit here and look out the windows at the view I’ve come to love so much. What is it about a beautiful view? People clamor for the best view, no matter where they are. They’re willing to pay more (sometimes a LOT more) for a good view,...
