Melina MeadorJan 16, 20192 minWhat Inspires You and How Do You Stay Inspired? Keep a green bough in your heart and the singing bird will come. (Chinese Proverb) Have you ever just made a list of the things that...
Melina MeadorJan 12, 20193 minWhat Does it Mean to Close Your Eyes in Prayer?Not long ago some of our family was gathered at an Uncle and Aunt’s home for dinner. We had a discussion about prayer and why we close...
Melina MeadorJan 8, 20193 minAre Ideas Food for the Mind?I first heard this idea about three years ago; it’s from British Philosopher Charlotte Mason’s theory of education. She was an educator...
Melina MeadorJan 7, 20198 minMy Favorite Books of 2018It has been a fantastic year of reading! I have never read so many books in a year and each one was purposefully chosen for growth and...
Melina MeadorDec 19, 20182 minCriticism That Actually Makes a Difference “I criticize by creation, not by finding fault.” Cicero It’s true that it’s really easy and even fun to jump on the bandwagon of your...
Melina MeadorDec 19, 20181 minCelebration - My New Life Goal (This Involves Champagne) Last Saturday night my husband and I opened a bottle of Dom Perignon Champagne. We were celebrating several things: my husband’s...
Melina MeadorDec 12, 20181 minReflecting Over 2018Even though we had our first snowfall this week and it's peppermint hot chocolate land all over the place, I'm slowly looking ahead to...
Melina MeadorDec 10, 20183 minKnowing When to Tighten the Lines and When to Hold Them LooselyMy husband took me sailing when we were dating. He was a newish sailor and enjoyed being a member of a sailing club (which sounds so...
Melina MeadorDec 5, 20184 minWhen It’s Time to Let A Skill Go I have been wrestling with this idea of what to do when you’ve spent the Gladwellian 10,000 hours (or more) on a skill and you slowly...
Melina MeadorNov 28, 20182 minWhen a Dark and Cold Day Descends Depending on your location on this diverse planet, you will encounter days of gloom, fog, sunsets (oh but did the sun ever appear?) at...
Melina MeadorNov 25, 20181 minOld Things Look at that chair. Look at the arms. That chair is one of the oldest things in our home. It belonged to my great grandmother, Zinnovia....
Melina MeadorNov 20, 20184 minWhat Role Does Outside Stimulation Have in Our Lives?I’m reading War and Peace by Tolstoy for the first time and it living up to its hype! It has such a huge reputation that it’s almost a...
Melina MeadorNov 20, 20181 minRegrets and ActionHave you ever known that you were to do something – write that card, say those words, take that action – and you shared it with someone...
Melina MeadorNov 16, 20184 minSchole Talk: What to Do With Your ToddlersSo you are all “in” with the idea of schole – time to learn, think, create – but you have toddlers. This is different than having a...
Melina MeadorNov 15, 20181 minHandwriting Scripture #3This whole handwriting scripture and attempting to paint a face for one of the characters has been so much fun! Really, I've been...
Melina MeadorNov 13, 20184 minFront-loading Your Day Front-load: to assign costs or benefits to the early stages of a contract, project, or time period. Transitive verb. First usage as...
Melina MeadorNov 13, 20182 minWhen All You Have is 20 Minutes Do you have something you really want to do (write a book, play an instrument, make a special handicraft, create a website, start a...
Melina MeadorNov 9, 20181 minTimersYour smartphone may be your biggest distraction but it also is awfully handy. Do you use timers? I tell you what, timers are amaaaazing. ...
Melina MeadorNov 9, 20184 minMaking Friends as a Single AdultHave I lived enough? Have I loved enough? Have I considered Right Action enough, have I come to any conclusion? Have I experienced...
Melina MeadorNov 7, 20182 minAccepting Compliments and Criticism “My good deeds are Thine appointments, and Thy gifts; my evil ones are my offenses and Thy judgements.” St. Augustine, Confessions, Book...