by Melody | Dec 11, 2023 | Book Review
I decided I would only take one book with me to Portugal. I chose Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey because I had recently started reading it which meant it was unlikely I’d finish it on my trip and it seemed somewhat of the perfect fit to take abroad. It had nothing...
by Melody | Apr 26, 2023 | Parenting, Story Time
This post was made to facebook on April 26, 2020, and moved here for posterity. Our children have been spending quite a bit of time indoors due to COVID. Because of this, whenever we get the chance to shoo them outside, we do so. The weather yesterday was warm and the...
by Melody | Apr 19, 2023 | Parenting
While scrolling through TikTok the other day I ran across a series of short videos stitched together of people responding to the phrase, “The person you are right now is the person you would have felt safe with as a child.” I watched as several individuals reacted...
by Melody | Jan 2, 2023 | Philosophy, The Bible
A friend recently texted me and asked me for a list of my top 10 books that I felt represented my philosophy for life along with a sentence or two to explain what chapters or ideas spoke to me the most. This was challenging for me as well as timely. While I have...
by Melody | Dec 15, 2022 | Parenting
“Mom, is Santa Claus real?” My son was standing in the kitchen in his Spiderman slippers and robe holding a Snorlax plushie. We had just gotten done decorating our Christmas tree while watching the Polar Express, a quintessential movie for little boys and girls who...