November 24, 2009, Posted by Mela at 10:17 PM
When you spend most of your life pointing out the negatives, being thankful isn’t a default setting.
In high school, creative writing was my favorite class. In a difficult college course, I knew I could bump up my grade if an essay was part of the test. Writing came easily, as did all the rules that [...]
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November 23, 2009, Posted by Mela at 10:21 PM
A lot of people make music for a living and a lot of people have put out albums, EPs, etc. Depending on the style or the flavor of the day, it seems anyone can do it. So, why is it a big deal that I, too, have released an album – specifically a contemporary Christian [...]
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November 20, 2009, Posted by Mela at 10:26 PM
You hit, you sit is a response we used with our toddler who was, how should we say, more aggressive than other kids. I finally chose to leave playgroup because it had gotten to be too much stress for me to referee every playdate.
Well, today, I hit and I sat – I rear-ended the car [...]
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