My husband and I began another small group class on marriage. This is one of many classes, seminars and breakaways we have done since 2012 when we began our ministry to couples and families. Our hope in doing this is to give them tools we did not have in order to have a Christ centered… Continue reading Radical Love
I came across this piece in the memories timeline I had written and posted to social media over six years ago. It was written during a time I was attempting to traverse the loss of several precious people in my tribe. Loneliness, grief, and a loss of joy had taken root in my being. I… Continue reading Through the Valley of Winter
Remember faith; however small, can move the hand of God which formed the mountain in front of you. God is moved by our faith. Faith will move the mountain.
As a little girl and young woman I use to dream a lot. Most nights I would wake from a dream attempting to scream or scared out of my mind because of what I had experienced in the dream. Some nights I would stay up just so I would not have to dream. I know now where… Continue reading A Love that Never Fails
Today I will fight. I will fight fatigue. I will fight boredom. I will fight apathy. I will fight complacency and procrastination. I will fight against the fiery arrows of the wicked one that threatens my faith in the redeemer. I will fight the urge to quit, give in and give up. I will fight for my family, for… Continue reading I will fight
Our family went on vacation just this past week. We were in desperate need of a recharge and reconnect. Our lives had been full of busy since the last time we stopped to go anywhere and we were feeling like weary travelers in a foreign land. My husband made a recent change in his ministry… Continue reading Beach lessons
I wrote this in 2013 after a family vacation to one of our favorite beaches. It was a vacation filled with time for our family to reconnect with each other and spend some time reveling in what God made with just his hand. It was a time of reflection and a time of pondering the… Continue reading Pocket Worthy
Follower of Christ, Husband, Father, Friend, and Preacher
Pursuing a passion - teach, write, create with love.
by Melanie McKinley
by Melanie McKinley
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
