Melissa | July 20, 2010
For whatever reason (probably because God designed us this way), we do not like to feel alone or singled out. There is power in knowing you are not alone. This is blessing and a curse. It depends on what the group is doing.
Helping others. Good.
Jumping off a bridge. Bad.
Finding others who have reconciled a broken [...]
Melissa | July 8, 2010
…almost exactly 5 months ago it was 70 degrees colder with 20 inches of snow on the ground.
Am I the only one that is constantly fascinated that we live in a world where there are such swings in temperature and climate in one place? On the other hand, God put us on a planet that [...]
Melissa | June 7, 2010
Since I’ve been remiss in publishing anything of discussable content lately (I am working on a parenting post though), I’ll direct you to Patrick.
Click HERE.
Read (all of it).
Let me know what you think.
Melissa | May 18, 2010
********UPDATE********
After much discussion on various boards about this post, I chose to change the title (as it was very distracting) and add these words….
For those that claim some parents do not want to parent, I see that as a failure somewhere a long the line. It’s not acceptable to me that people think it’s ok [...]
Melissa | April 17, 2010
It stinks that one person can ruin it for everyone else. The recent return of a little boy to Russia and the subsequent suspension of Russian adoptions to U.S. homes is a perfect example. (I also hate how the general public’s opinion of adoption is based on media reports of failed adoptions but that’s another [...]
Melissa | April 15, 2010
Not the Octomom with 8 kids but the Octomom with 8 octopus-length arms so I could sit in one place for more than 3 seconds before someone asked me to get up and do something. It seems really bad when I sit down at the computer. All 3 kids could be playing blissfully together (or [...]
Melissa | April 11, 2010
Let’s get hypothetical for a moment, shall we?
Let’s imagine that abortions go away. Either Roe vs. Wade is overturned or God moves mightily to answer the prayers of millions in the pro-life movement.
Since roughly 1.2 million abortions are performed every year, that would mean 1.2 million more babies. Statistically, speaking about 2% of mothers will make [...]
Melissa | March 9, 2010
One of the springboard’s for this week’s Blog Hop was “tell us why ministering and serving others is worth the time and effort.” My brain’s a little overloaded these days and this pretty much tipped the scales so I asked my kids. When asked what serving was, Mia responded, “You do it to food” but [...]
Melissa | January 25, 2010
Not-Me-Monday is a blog carnival started by MckMama. Hop over to her blog to see what others (and their husbands) have NOT done this week.
I was lazy (or just plain forgot) last week to write down my NOT ME’s. Yea, I have to do that or I’ll sit down on Monday and have nothing. [...]
Melissa | December 31, 2009
So I’m standing in my laundry room peeling layers of tape and cardboard off of perfectly rolled pairs of panties for a 4-year-old with fingers already raw from twist ties and hard plastic packaging thinking, “Is this really necessary?”
In a world where recycling is required, composting is the latest fad, Energy Star earns you tax rebates, and Al Gore [...]
