by Melinda | May 12, 2013 | All in the Family, Motherhood, Reaching Out, Relationship, Thankfulness
I have a wonderful mother. I marvel unto this day, this 49th Mother’s day of my life, that God saw fit to put me into my particular family, my particular mother’s arms, because it was an idyllic way to be raised. She stopped whatever she was doing...
by Melinda | May 11, 2013 | About Me, Bible Study, Thankfulness, The Glory of Friends, Uncategorized, Working Out Faith
I started a new Bible study with two of my closest friends, yesterday, which walks us through Gideon’s story in the book of Judges. It’s only three little chapters long, yet Day One of study has already started to unsettle me. Bible study does that....
by Melinda | May 10, 2013 | God in the Everyday, Healing Hearts, In the Eye of the Beholder, Living Low, Reaching Out, Relationship, Thankfulness
I ran across a post from my cousin the other day regarding a love letter. I was intrigued because, as far as I knew, this cousin was single and not currently involved with anyone. The front of the letter (she had posted a pic) said this… For you. Really....
by Melinda | May 9, 2013 | All in the Family, Bible Study, God in the Everyday, God Stories, Thankfulness, Travel, Working Out Faith
I cleaned out some closets over the weekend, one of which was the storage closet in my grandkid room. Mostly, I have toys and baby equipment in there, but the top shelves are filled with photo albums, baby books, and old Bible study notebooks and materials....
by Melinda | May 8, 2013 | All in the Family, God in the Everyday, Home on the Range, Marriage, My Man, Relationship, Thankfulness
I love Mexican food. If given the opportunity to choose where to eat out, 9 times out of 10, I’ll choose Mexican. I love Charro beans and Mexican rice. I’m a connoisseur of Chile Relleno. Guacamole and queso both make my heart sing. But, above all,...
by Melinda | May 7, 2013 | Health, In the Eye of the Beholder, Living the God Life, My Man, Thankfulness
We were recently at a Trade Days flea market, and Kevin stopped in front of a booth selling all different types of gloves. He had been looking for a good pair of work gloves to replace some that had served him well for years, but finally just played out. He...
