by Melinda | Jan 24, 2015 | Healing Hearts, Heart talk, Lover of My Soul, My Girls, Trust
Maddie walked into my kitchen, after work, stopping by to pick up some mail, and said, “Mom, I did something today.” “Don’t you do something everyday?” I replied with a winking smile. “Not like this.” she answered....
by Melinda | Dec 31, 2014 | Christmas, God in the Everyday, He's Bigger than Me, Hope, Living the God Life, Marriage, Trust, Uncategorized
Last week, as we celebrated Christmas with the Garmans, my sister-in-law, Monique, and I were talking recipes. She had made my chili that day (we have forgone formal for fun) and I had brought her husband, Ralph’s, favorite carrot cake. She asked me if I...
by Melinda | Nov 8, 2014 | All Together Now, Listen and Learn, Travel, Trust, Truth
It was a beautiful day, yesterday. Kevin had the afternoon off, so we went for a drive and stopped at a favorite 50’s-style burger joint, a la “Happy Days.” While we were sitting in the car, waiting for our order, I noticed a man standing next...
by Melinda | Jul 20, 2014 | His Words, Trust, Uncategorized
Every Sunday around here is for His Words instead of mine. Faced with challenges, or big decisions, that have you coming up empty? Read on. Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God’s...
by Melinda | Jun 18, 2014 | Healing Hearts, Hope, Life Abundant, Love Free, Lover of My Soul, Trust, Truth, Uncategorized, Under His Wings, Working Out Faith
I’m reading The Fault in our Stars, by John Green. Literally, the very first page found me highlighting a quote (from what I now understand to be a fictional book) because of two words. It goes like this: As the tide washed in, the Dutch Tulip Man faced...
by Melinda | May 24, 2014 | All in the Family, Contentedness, God Stories, Legacy, Life Abundant, Relationship, Trust, Uncategorized, Under His Wings, Working Out Faith
About five years ago, I wrote a piece about my mother-in-law. When a young woman faces the altar, she hopes against hope that she will have a good relationship with her husband’s mother, instead of the stereotypical alternative. However, I knew, going in,...
