by Melinda | Dec 8, 2013 | Eyes Wide Open, God in the Everyday, Home on the Range, In the Eye of the Beholder, Mimmie's Heart, Thankfulness, Uncategorized
If you follow me on Facebook, you know that I got one extra day with my kids. Thank you, bizarro Texas ice storm! We needed diapers (forget bread and milk; priorities, people!), so Kevin bundled up and headed out for town in our diesel 4×4. About half an...
by Melinda | Dec 5, 2013 | A Heavenly Country, Christmas, Claim to Fame, Free Indeed, He's Bigger than Me, Heart talk, Living Low, Living the God Life, Lover of My Soul, Mimmie's Heart, Relationship, Uncategorized
There is always something that happens to me when I’m around the kids. It’s a slow-down of sorts, a stepping off of my whirling world to find a different pace – the pace of a child. Now, I’m not talking the pace of the average American...
by Melinda | Dec 1, 2013 | Free Indeed, He's Bigger than Me, Legacy, Lover of My Soul, Mimmie's Heart, My Girls, Thankfulness, Uncategorized, Working Out Faith
Things were pretty peaceful around here up until about 8:00pm. Brody had just gone down without incident (he pretty much does everything, at this point, without incident), and we’d tucked Lilli in shortly thereafter. That’s when it all fell apart....
by Melinda | Nov 30, 2013 | God in the Everyday, Heart talk, Home on the Range, Lover of My Soul, Relationship, Thankfulness, Uncategorized, Working Out Faith
There is nothing quite like the early hours, especially at this time of year. The pink glow that just starts to cast across the remains of the leaves on the trees, the dark quiet of the house, save for the beautiful twinkle of the Christmas tree, the ticking of...
by Melinda | Nov 28, 2013 | Claim to Fame, He's Bigger than Me, Living the God Life, Lover of My Soul, Reaching Out, Thankfulness, Uncategorized
Most all of you are hurriedly preparing for a day with family and food. Maybe you’re baking pies, or stuffing a bird right this second, to get it in the oven for it’s long, hot stay until dinner time. We, however, are not. Well, technically we are,...
by Melinda | Nov 22, 2013 | He's Bigger than Me, Healing Hearts, Health, Heart talk, Thankfulness, Uncategorized
I met a remarkable woman yesterday. In for an interview, she arrived earlier than what she thought traffic would allow, so I visited with her for a bit until Kevin was free. Like most women do when left to their own devices, we got right to the heart of the...
