by Melinda | Oct 13, 2013 | Claim to Fame, He's Bigger than Me, Living Low, Travel
We woke up yesterday, and decided that we would go visit Chateau de Versailles, the famous palace of the French Kings. The gal at the front desk said it was a 45 minute train ride from the Eiffel Tower, so we got ourselves down there and settled in on the RER train....
by Melinda | Oct 12, 2013 | He's Bigger than Me, Lover of My Soul, Thankfulness, Travel
We slept LATE yesterday. I haven’t slept that late since…well, I don’t know! It was actually very delicious to not care. We decided to head across the street to a local brasserie for lunch. Crammed with locals ducking out of the rain, it was warm...
by Melinda | Oct 11, 2013 | All Together Now, Relationship, Travel, Uncategorized
It’s chilly and very overcast here, dropping rain now and then. But haven’t you always heard that there is just something about Paris in the rain? It’s true! It makes ducking into a patisserie for a delicious treat and coffee even more...
by Melinda | Oct 7, 2013 | A Heavenly Country, Legacy, Living Low, Thankfulness, Travel
Alphabet soup. It’s what is filling my head right now. Lists and more lists. Letters upon letters across a page, running together like a fine stew; the more I think, the more I stir the pot. My favorite part of the trip preparation process is when I get...
by Melinda | Sep 8, 2013 | God in the Everyday, Lover of My Soul, Marriage, Thankfulness, Travel
It started as an exciting day. At 9:30 in the morning, we made a rash decision to take a road trip, and by 10:00 we were in the car. Twenty minutes later, down the road, we finally figured out where we were going. Salado, we decided. A small town, south of...
by Melinda | Aug 19, 2013 | He's Bigger than Me, Healing Hearts, Living Low, Mimmie's Heart, Relationship, Travel
Yesterday, I rolled my suitcase out to the car, loaded it in, and returned to the house for goodbyes. Typically, my daughter, or her husband, take me to the airport with the kids in tow, and it’s an awful process. This time was different because I had a...
