by Melinda | Dec 17, 2012 | Christmas, Uncategorized, Working Out Faith
“Christmas. It’s all about the gifts, now, so it seems.” This was the thought that permeated my mind as I wrapped what was purchased and perused the list of what remained to be. The commercialization of Christmas is something that we all...
by Melinda | Jul 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
It’s an unlikely title, isn’t it? Martin Sheen, well-known actor, head of a Hollywood dynasty…and God’s mouthpiece? Yes. At least, for me. I’ve found that God talks to me from any and everything, any and everyONE, and this time, it...
by Melinda | May 25, 2012 | God in the Everyday, Great Girlfriend Adventure, Living the God Life, Uncategorized
I watched the movie The Way last night. And I wept. The movie follows a man who, estranged from his only son, receives the shocking news that his son has died. And not only died, but died after only one day of his walk on the Camino de Santiago or The Way of St....
by Melinda | Apr 21, 2012 | Great Girlfriend Adventure, Random Musings, Travel, Uncategorized
Sometimes there are issues that crop up in my life that seem so huge. They are all I can see, and no matter where I look, they seem to be there, looming over me, like a seemingly infinite storm-filled sky. From horizon to horizon they fill my world, and...
by Melinda | Apr 10, 2012 | Great Girlfriend Adventure, Random Musings, Reaching Out, Social Media, The Glory of Friends, Travel, Uncategorized
In a little over 48 hours, I’ll be strapped into our rented “Adventuremobile,” next to my girl, Mary R Snyder, heading toward our first stop on the Great Girlfriend Adventure. I’ve been the Head of Receiving for this operation, with a nice...
by Melinda | Apr 5, 2012 | Great Girlfriend Adventure, Random Musings, The Glory of Friends, Travel, Uncategorized, Working Out Faith
In the midst of road trip errands (one week from today!), I had lunch yesterday with a darling friend whom the Lord plopped into my lap last year. We met every week for several months, then things started getting even crazier than normal in my world, and I had...
