Melina MeadorMar 163 minClean Living: Never Too LateWell, clean living is such a trend and I am years late, in a sense, to jump on the bandwagon. On the other hand, the renewed interest in...
Melina MeadorJan 194 min2021 Reading ThoughtsI so enjoyed the books I read in 2021 - hardly a dud in there! This was the first year that I read more non-fiction than fiction - by one...
Melina MeadorDec 10, 20213 minWays to Support Your Running HabitSupporting your running habit amongst the busy demands of life takes concentration. It's fantastic though because the high of running...
Melina MeadorNov 17, 20212 minRunning Around the Outside of the HouseBack when school began I was looking for the right way to begin our formal school hours. I had heard of people playing the same song each...
Melina MeadorNov 6, 20213 minIdentifying Pain PointsI've been helped lately by figuring out where the "sticky" parts of life are and writing them down in detail to help solve them. When I...
Melina MeadorJul 14, 20212 minLittle KindnessesI picked up Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte last week from the library. From the first page it is fresh and alive with excitement and...
Melina MeadorApr 22, 20212 minTrail Running a Half MarathonI started to jog as soon as the director set our small group of runners off: "On your mark"and the loping rhythm of people falling into...
Melina MeadorMar 8, 20212 minLosing Wildness: A TributeOur backyard has been the size of three city lots but will soon be reduced to a modest strip of grass, a small garden area, a good-sized...
Melina MeadorMar 5, 20212 minNourishing My Running LifeI've been training for a half marathon for nearly three months. I'm looking at six weeks and a day to race day. I'm pumped! I'm awed and...
Melina MeadorMar 2, 20212 minGiving Each Other RoomWhile it is only March 2nd, Ellensburg is being honored with an early Spring. All the earth feels the swelling out, the tremble of weeds...
Melina MeadorJan 27, 20213 minBoldly BuildingI am thinking these days about living less in my head and more near the ground, more humbly interested in the small tasks of life. I have...
Melina MeadorJan 11, 20212 minA Mini Habit to Make Stillness Part of Your Daily Life"Because he knew no quiet within him, he does not retain anything he desires." Job 20:20 "Solitude, stillness, and silence are the...
Melina MeadorDec 11, 20202 minGenerosityYesterday I had a casual conversation with an old man named Ken. He was selling tree tops that were as large as Christmas trees and I,...
Melina MeadorOct 19, 20203 minCarniceriaThe meat store was in a strange, rather derelict building that Jay and Mike thought would do just fine for a produce stand (Jay's Farm...
Melina MeadorSep 1, 20203 minHome Assessment 7.20.2020I read a while back about how writing a narrative of your day is a great way to get a bird's eye view of how things are going in life;...
Melina MeadorAug 18, 20201 minFamily Read AloudOur family finished our first chapter book last evening. Dale read aloud to us for the last month or so out of "The Sign of the Beaver"...
Melina MeadorAug 6, 20201 minHallowing the Gift of HealthThursday afternoon. Bread is baking, children quiet, my tea tray is next to me, book within reach. In the wild loveliness of summer I've...
Melina MeadorJul 21, 20204 minHome Assessment 6.22.20I read a while back about how writing a narrative of your day is a great way to get a bird's eye view of how things are going in life;...
Melina MeadorJul 12, 20202 minHow to Take a Solid Driver's License PhotoYou'll notice I didn't say GLAMOROUS, that is asking too much of a picture taken in the glare of fluorescent lighting, but you can take a...
Melina MeadorJul 8, 20202 minMaking PinwheelsI had made the dough the night before, leaving it in the fridge to rise slowly overnight. The yeast had done its work even in the cool...