by Melinda | Aug 25, 2013 | God in the Everyday, He's Bigger than Me, Healing Hearts, Heart talk, It's a Dog's Life, Lover of My Soul, Relationship, Thankfulness, Uncategorized
I was in a dressing room, trying to make a decision on a pair of pants, when I heard her. An older woman, she was outside in the little waiting area, speaking to the store employees, the other people waiting, and anyone else within ear shot, and she was talking...
by Melinda | Aug 21, 2013 | About Me, Living the God Life, Uncategorized
I had someone call me Melanie yesterday. Twice. This happens to me all the time. It can be Melanie, or Melissa, or Belinda, and yesterday’s incident made me think of a time, a few years ago, when someone called me Melissa all day. Even after being...
by Melinda | Aug 20, 2013 | He's Bigger than Me, Heart talk, Living Low, Living the God Life, My Country, My Politics, Thankfulness, Uncategorized, Working Out Faith
Yesterday, I was driving to the office. Stopped at a red light, a car pulled up next to me, windows down and stereo blaring RUSH. I haven’t heard RUSH in a long time, even the very popular Tom Sawyer… A modern day warrior Mean, mean stride...
by Melinda | Aug 1, 2013 | A Heavenly Country, Living Low, Living the God Life, Reaching Out, Relationship, Uncategorized
I was just outside with the dog. I love being out there at this time of day, as the sun is just starting to peak up over the horizon, and the sky is soft pink and purple. There’s a special quality to everything; it’s sweet and cool(ish) and fresh....
by Melinda | Jul 23, 2013 | He's Bigger than Me, Home on the Range, Marriage, Thankfulness, Uncategorized, Working Out Faith
We have a sound machine in our bedroom. It’s actually pretty new, as our old clock that shines the time up onto the ceiling had broken, and when Kevin went to get a new one, they had this nifty combo version with both the ceiling clock and the sound...
by Melinda | Jul 17, 2013 | About Me, God in the Everyday, He's Bigger than Me, Home on the Range, Thankfulness, Uncategorized
You know, sometimes you don’t see sunshine on a cloudy day, even if the Temptations are singing about it. Sometimes, even when you are really looking for it, and glimpse the tiniest ray beginning to emerge, another big, black cloud snuffs it out....