by Melinda | Jun 11, 2013 | All in the Family, Lilli's Letters, Mimmie's Heart, Uncategorized
My darling Lilli…when you get to be as old as your Mimmie, you might start to realize there are things you wish you’d said more intentionally to your own kids, as they were growing up, or, at the very least, you’ll wish you had said them better. I heard...
by Melinda | Jun 8, 2013 | Living the God Life, Random Musings, Reaching Out, Texas, Thankfulness, Uncategorized
I love cute little shops. My town has quite a few darling little stores, many of them filled with antiques, some with children’s clothing, and many with gifts, home decor and women’s clothing. I live in Texas, and in an area where the cowboy is not...
by Melinda | Jun 5, 2013 | He's Bigger than Me, Healing Hearts, Living Low, Reaching Out, Thankfulness, Uncategorized, Working Out Faith
My dad passed down to me a love for nature. I am very moved by what goes on beyond my window, that natural world where life is teeming and the order of relationship is much the same as when God first spoke it all into existence (or at least how I imagine it...
by Melinda | Jun 3, 2013 | About Me, God in the Everyday, Living Low, Mimmie's Heart, Thankfulness, Uncategorized
I’m heading back home this morning. I’ve talked about the emotional quandary this puts me in, ad nauseum, so I won’t go into that again. It is what it is. One thing I will say is that I’ve noticed myself doing something during this time...
by Melinda | May 28, 2013 | Healing Hearts, Living the God Life, Relationship, Uncategorized, Working Out Faith
I was talking to a young friend of mine about a really hard situation she’s walked for years with her family. Hurtful, horrible things have happened over which she’s had no control, but has still had to bear the consequences, even as a young girl....
by Melinda | May 24, 2013 | All in the Family, God in the Everyday, Home on the Range, Living the God Life, Mimmie's Heart, Thankfulness, Uncategorized, Working Out Faith
Late naps. While they seem like a good idea at the time, they never really are. Case in point: Lilli fell into a dead sleep when I laid her down for a “little nap” at 3:30. At that point I would’ve usually had her power through it to an early...
