by Melinda | Dec 29, 2014 | Get Real, In the Eye of the Beholder, Movie Review, Truth
**Into the Woods – SPOILER ALERT** Yesterday afternoon, Maddie and I went to a matinee. We went to see something to which we had both been looking forward: Into the Woods. It was originally a Broadway musical garnering great acclaim, including several...
by Melinda | Dec 6, 2014 | Christmas, Let's Eat, Life Abundant, Listen and Learn, Living the God Life, Truth
I love bread. I wish I didn’t, sometimes, especially when I’m trying to stick to a healthy diet where too many carbs are not really my friend, but alas I still enjoy a slice from a nice bakery loaf now and then. There’s nothing quite like a...
by Melinda | Nov 14, 2014 | About Me, Disappointment, Free Indeed, Get Real, Hard Times, Heart talk, Listen and Learn, Love Free, Prayer, Relationship, Truth
Sometimes you receive news that makes you disappointed. Sometimes the news is just another in a series of disappointments that originate from one particular person, but it seems like a deeper blow somehow. Like the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s...
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 | Aug 3, 2014 | Fear, He's Bigger than Me, His Words, Hope, Lover of My Soul, Truth, Uncategorized, Working Out Faith
Every Sunday around here is for His Words instead of mine. Everyone feels afraid sometimes, maybe even today. He has something to say about that. For I hold you by your right hand— I, the Lord your God. And I say to you, ‘Don’t be afraid. I am...
by Melinda | Jun 24, 2014 | All Together Now, Claim to Fame, Eyes Wide Open, Get Real, In the Eye of the Beholder, Temptation, Truth, Uncategorized
This weekend, while working in the yard, I was listening to Simon and Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits. “The Sound of Silence” came on and I was hit, afresh, by the lyric, remembering, only after it was over, that I’d written about it before....
