by Melinda | Mar 28, 2013 | Mimmie's Heart, Reaching Out, Relationship, Thankfulness
To her parents’ credit, my little grandgirl is very polite. Part of it is really good teaching, but, in her case, I think a good part of it is just her nature. That kid has been saying thank you regularly, and appropriately, since she was very, very tiny....
by Melinda | Mar 26, 2013 | All in the Family, Mimmie's Heart, My Man, Thankfulness
As you may have noticed, I write about whatever I’m experiencing on a given day. Since I’m moving into week 2 of staying with my daughter after the birth of my grandson, my topics seem to be singularly focused right now. Just wanted to say that, if...
by Melinda | Mar 25, 2013 | All in the Family, Mimmie's Heart, Motherhood, Thankfulness
Quiet house. Early morning feeding. Just me and the little guy, snuggled together, separated only by a swaddle blanket and a bottle. After the bottle was drained and the obligatory burping achieved, we rocked, staring into each others’ eyes, and I began...
by Melinda | Mar 24, 2013 | All in the Family, Living the God Life, Mimmie's Heart, Thankfulness, Working Out Faith
As has been mentioned on several occasions, my granddaughter, Lilli, is two years old. She’s inching closer to three, but she’s still a solid two, ‘two’ being the operative word. Her two’s have been pretty terrific thus far, but...
by Melinda | Mar 23, 2013 | All in the Family, Mimmie's Heart, My Man, Thankfulness, Uncategorized
Don’t worry. It’s not like it sounds. I’m talking about my man who’s been around for 30+ years and my new man of 5 days. Old, that is. Five days old. Grandfather and grandson. To me, that sounds like peanut butter and jelly…a...
by Melinda | Mar 22, 2013 | God in the Everyday, Mimmie's Heart, Motherhood, My Girls, Thankfulness, Working Out Faith
Change is hard. Just ask Lilli. At two years and nine months, she was so excited about her brother coming. And really, the coming part was pretty wonderful. It was the staying part that was the kicker. Actually, I’m not so sure it would be so bad if she...
