ANTICIPATE. Anticipation. To Anticipate. Looking forward to. A joyful longing for. Hopeful expectation. Waiting with baited…baded…bated (pick one) breath. These are just a few phrases used to describe the one word that to me implies a future moment of something good, profound or exciting. What one does not anticipate are delays, denials, being sidelined, talked… Continue reading Anticipation
FRESH. Fresh is a word associated with many good things. Fresh fallen snow. The smell of fresh rain. Fresh baked bread. Fresh coffee. Clothes fresh from the dryer just to name a few. What happens when over time what once was fresh, new and exciting becomes stale and commonplace? Boring even. How do you make… Continue reading A fresh wind
What do you do when seemingly everything planned does not go according to said plan? Do you lay on the floor with a pint of double chocolate and lament your most unfortunate circumstance? Or are you the square your shoulders and meet the new challenge head on kind of person? Perhaps you are a combo… Continue reading Best laid plans
Lean In. Listen. Let His love wash over you. Fill you up. His love is all this and more…
I have a pillow on my bed that reads “Life is Beautiful”. I bought it as a reminder to appreciate the life I have and also to consider even the most difficult parts beautiful. This morning as I made my bed after a fitful nights sleep I contemplated the saying and wondered aloud if I have indeed found life to be beautiful. I came to this conclusion.
I look around our yard and see all of the green. Spring and summer are my favorite times of the year. I love the gentle breeze, the tinkling of the wind chimes, the bird as they sing songs of renewal; the soft wrestling of the new leaves in the trees as a fresh wind blows… Continue reading Look Closer
Who He is: He is Faithful. He is a strong tower. He is the beginning and the end. He is the great I am. He is the living water. He is the bread of life. He is truth. He never lies, never changes. He is the King of Kings. He is the Lord of Lords.… Continue reading A Reminder
This past summer things have been hectic to say the least. Quick trips to spend time with out of state family, closing a business and purging inventory, home repairs, surgeries, moving the oldest daughter home for her last year (clinicals) of school, summer classes and an increase in clients just to name a few things… Continue reading The Night Shade Among Us
I walked outside for the umpteenth time. Bored. Done with winter, waiting in anticipation for spring and the green new plantlife it would bring…
My house has been in a state of undone for well over a week now. A quick trip was made to a neighboring state to attend a graduation and steal time with my son and family. No sooner had we gotten back than we…
by Melanie McKinley
Sharing the melodies in my heart
Follower of Christ, Husband, Father, Friend, and Preacher
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by Melanie McKinley
by Melanie McKinley
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
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