by Melinda | Mar 14, 2014 | Free Indeed, God in the Everyday, Healing Hearts, Legacy, Mimmie's Heart, Travel
One of the things that has been afforded to me, since I’ve been a grandmother, is a ringside seat to the human condition. You live your whole life just making it one day at a time, and those days start stacking up, one on top of the other, and, when you...
by Melinda | Mar 13, 2014 | Heart talk, In the Eye of the Beholder, Legacy, Listen and Learn, Living Low, Living the God Life, Mimmie's Heart, Travel
I’ll tell you what, hanging out with a dramatic three and a half year old provides non-stop entertainment. (Actually, everything about Lilli is non-stop, but I digress.) I am marveling (marveling, I say) at her current command of the language. Her tones...
by Melinda | Mar 11, 2014 | A Heavenly Country, All Together Now, In the Eye of the Beholder, It's Not About Me, Living Low, Reaching Out, Travel
I’m writing this, flying high above the clouds, the night before I post it. The sun is tucking in its last rays of the day, out the window to my right, as we travel southeast to real, true spring, and beautiful babies in three different varieties: infant...
by Melinda | Feb 23, 2014 | Marriage, My Man, Thankfulness, The Glory of Friends, Travel
What is it about old friends? There is an extraordinary comfort found in the presence of those with whom you’ve walked a significant portion of life’s road, who’ve cheered you on when you reach the desired destinations, and offered strength...
by Melinda | Feb 17, 2014 | About Me, All in the Family, Legacy, Living Low, Mimmie's Heart, Thankfulness, Travel
I know I just instituted “His Word Sundays,” but I don’t think He’ll mind if I write something today, because, well, I HAVE to. My mind and heart are swimming with images and sentiments from yesterday’s funeral. There are some...
by Melinda | Feb 17, 2014 | Healing Hearts, Health, Life on the Rock, Reaching Out, Travel, Uncategorized
Remember yesterday, when I talked about seeing all the family and feeling all the love? Well, that didn’t happen. Instead, I woke up with a head-to-toe itchy rash (started – and stopped – a new medication). It’s the worst reaction...
