by Melinda | Jul 1, 2013 | About Me, Claim to Fame, He's Bigger than Me, Healing Hearts, Living Low, Living the God Life, Thankfulness
We attend a non-denominational church whose worship music style is very contemporary, or that to which we like to refer as “rockin’.” Yesterday was a particularly wonderful set of music that really struck my heart in a way it hadn’t in...
by Melinda | Jul 1, 2013 | He's Bigger than Me, Healing Hearts, Thankfulness, Working Out Faith
I was in the back of the store, checking cartons of eggs to make sure none were broken. There were a couple of other people back there, too, getting their dairy items, when suddenly all of our heads shot up at the same time. Skunk. All of us were assaulted by the...
by Melinda | Jun 29, 2013 | About Me, Blogging, Living Low, Reaching Out, Thankfulness
If you check in here regularly, specifically from a Facebook link on your computer (mobile devices seem unaffected), you know I’ve had a bit of trouble this week. I’ve been posting the link to my daily post just like I do every other day, but...
by Melinda | Jun 28, 2013 | About Me, Living the God Life, Random Musings, Thankfulness
It took about half a second. I glanced down my Facebook news feed – very quickly, I might add – and happened to catch a friend’s post about an old Maria Muldaur song… Midnight at the oasis…send your camel to bed… (It’s...
by Melinda | Jun 27, 2013 | Healing Hearts, Living Low, Relationship, Thankfulness, The Glory of Friends
I listened to her address our little group, seeming hesitant, but determined at the same time. It was a hard topic, a hurtful situation that had many years under its belt, and it wasn’t really met with open hearts. But she pressed on. She explained how...
by Melinda | Jun 26, 2013 | He's Bigger than Me, Living Low, Thankfulness, Working Out Faith
He walked past me, head hung low, and miserable, as if he was heading in to a doctor to receive a difficult diagnosis. I guess he sort of knew what was coming, as I could hear part of the conversation in which he eventually found himself. His good qualities...