by Melinda | Apr 17, 2014 | Claim to Fame, God Stories, He's Bigger than Me, Healing Hearts, Life Abundant, Life on the Rock, Living the God Life, Lover of My Soul, Prayer team, Thankfulness, The Glory of Friends, Trust, Uncategorized, Working Out Faith
Very likely, you saw my jubilant Facebook post, yesterday, about my friend. You know, the one who has been readying to battle the devil cancer, but was spared? If you were to go back and read the original blog post, you’d note that it was written over two...
by Melinda | Apr 13, 2014 | His Words, Hope, Life Abundant, Life on the Rock, Listen and Learn, Lover of My Soul, Thankfulness, Trust
Every Sunday around here is about His Words, instead of mine. If you are in the midst of some hard things, let Jesus give you some fresh perspective. The Beautitudes (in a way you’ve likely never read them!) When Jesus saw his ministry drawing huge...
by Melinda | Apr 3, 2014 | Hope, Life on the Rock, Lover of My Soul, Trust, Uncategorized
I woke up with that title announcing itself to me in repetitive fashion. All things new…all things new…all things new… It’s from a scripture found in the book of Revelation, a proclamation that the old order of things has passed, an...
by Melinda | Apr 2, 2014 | Eyes Wide Open, Free Indeed, Get Real, He's Bigger than Me, Hope, Life on the Rock, Thankfulness, The Glory of Friends, Trust, Uncategorized
This was the post: Today was a mix of heart-wrenching and bliss, fear and victory. The full gamut of emotion. Life. Real, true, honest life. I don’t think, when it’s all said and done, I’d have it any other way.” The reaction was a flood...
by Melinda | Apr 1, 2014 | And We Wait, God in the Everyday, He's Bigger than Me, Hope, Life Abundant, Life on the Rock, Lover of My Soul, Thankfulness, Trust, Uncategorized
8:00am to Noon. That’s what they told me when I booked a repairman to check the ice maker and my washer. At 11:45, I received a call from the repairman, asking a couple of questions about each appliance, then telling me he’d be at my house sometime...
by Melinda | Mar 31, 2014 | All Together Now, Great Girlfriend Adventure, He's Bigger than Me, Living Low, Living the God Life, Reaching Out, Relationship, Thankfulness, Travel, Trust, Uncategorized
Last week, my friend Mary, told me about a writer’s residency program that Amtrak was offering. She knew the very idea of a sleeper car, fitted with a writing desk and window to watch the world go by for inspiration, would make my heart sing, because...