by Melinda | Jan 8, 2014 | About Me, Eyes Wide Open, He's Bigger than Me, Heart talk, It's a Dog's Life, Living the God Life, Uncategorized, Working Out Faith
I worked from home yesterday. It was just me and my dog, Riley, hanging out together, and it was pretty quiet for most of the morning. Until he noticed something out the window. Now, as we’ve discussed, I have a lot of windows across the back of my house....
by Melinda | Jan 1, 2014 | Eyes Wide Open, God in the Everyday, Lover of My Soul, Thankfulness, Travel, Uncategorized, Working Out Faith
This first morning of 2014, I woke up after a good night’s sleep (which, incidentally, started at 10:30pm). I fed the dog, got a cup of coffee, and sat down with my One Year Chronological Bible. In all honesty, I started it last year, but didn’t...
by Melinda | Dec 31, 2013 | He's Bigger than Me, Lover of My Soul, My Man, Uncategorized
…New Year’s Eve… That song has always been incredibly romantic to me. So much so, that you’d think we always had elaborate plans, and rang in the dawn of each new year in style. But you’d be wrong. Truly, I don’t think...
by Melinda | Dec 29, 2013 | Christmas, Eyes Wide Open, Free Indeed, God in the Everyday, He's Bigger than Me, Living the God Life, Lover of My Soul, Thankfulness, Uncategorized
I love blank paper. Every time I’m at Target I go down the office supply aisle and peruse the spiral notebooks and journals, sometimes buying, but always looking. I think it started when I was a little girl and I got a brand new Big Chief tablet at the...
by Melinda | Dec 11, 2013 | Free Indeed, Healing Hearts, Heart talk, Lover of My Soul, Thankfulness, Uncategorized
If you live in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, you’re getting a little tired of the ice situation, amen? I just got out of the house, yesterday, for the first time since last Wednesday, and the roads, while much improved, were still slow-going. The mail is...
by Melinda | Dec 9, 2013 | All Together Now, Christmas, Living the God Life, Reaching Out, Thankfulness, Uncategorized
After quiet descended on my house yesterday, and I straightened up and put away baby equipment and toys, I collapsed into a chair next to the fire and did pretty much nothing. I watched some favorite movies with Maddie and Kevin, then grazed through leftovers...
