Melina MeadorJan 273 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 112 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 life-s...
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, en...
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 St...
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; fo...
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" b...
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; fo...
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 wh...
Melina MeadorJun 4, 20202 minForest BathingThere is a Japanese word that translates "Forest Bathing". It's being out in earth's loveliness and breathing it in, letting the detritus...
Melina MeadorMay 28, 20203 minHome Assessment 5.27.20I 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; fo...
Melina MeadorMay 20, 20202 minWhy Does Anything Matter?"The comfortable lies we tell ourselves regarding these "little things" - that they don't matter, and that daily personal and household c...
Melina MeadorMay 15, 20202 minWork StationOne adjustment to being a mother is figuring out a work space for the work that needs to be done at a desk: paying bills, thinking throug...
Melina MeadorApr 30, 20202 minManastash RunI was running for my life. No one would save me but these two legs, this quickly tiring heart, these heaving lungs. There was nothing els...
Melina MeadorApr 22, 20202 minRunning in Warfare or Me versus the MinivanOn a run yesterday I did a loop to spend extra time in a brushy trail area. The sagebrush sticks out into the path a bit and it's wonderf...
Melina MeadorApr 17, 20204 minHome Assessment 4.15.2020I 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; fo...
Melina MeadorApr 7, 20202 minA Gruesome Pep Talk for the Stay-at-Home Mother Humph. It is so discouraging to wake up extra early, excited for time to be quiet and read, write, think, etc. only to be foiled by the b...
Melina MeadorMar 30, 20202 minCleaning Out the File CabinetYesterday I tackled the file cabinet. It wasn't that it was so disorganized - just unused. It's still solid, outliving my needs. I apprec...
Melina MeadorMar 24, 20202 minReading AloudWhen my daughter was born I was so excited to read aloud to her. I started reading Misty of Chincoteague when I was nursing her at a few ...