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Mel's blog: 10,000 Reasons
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Thursday, November 14, 2013. We all know that every day there are 10,000 reasons to be stressed, afraid, angry, and downright cynical with life. During this morning's rush to get three little people and myself out the door it seemed like every zipper got stuck, every shoe was missing, every ounce of compliance to obey disappeared, and in our triumphant moment of arriving at school only slightly. But then quietly I hear it, "Dear one, how very much you need my grace! I have warm food to eat. Look! Subscri...
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Mel's blog: September 2010
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Thursday, September 09, 2010. Wow It's been a YEAR. Maybe it's the hope of Fall in the air, but I feel the energy to reflect and write more- I had pretty much forgotten about this blog until today. Poor thing. So some quick updates and some pictures to come soon. 1 I am 17 weeks pregnant! That's my favorite OB appointment and I can't wait. :). 4 Brad is finishing up his current project in Southlake and will soon be starting another one. In Frisco. I am not so happy about the super-long commute (o...
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Mel's blog: May 2014
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014. In the past few years, on particularly tough parenting days (you know, those. Don't you ever just want to run away. The present moment seems too hard, too loud, too mundane, too painful, whatever, and your brain starts to whisper, "We've got to get out of here." And we do. Maybe not physically running away, but we mentally. Run away all the time. One of the ways we escape without even realizing it is to enter a state of being "lost in thought.". At the immediate things God is doing...
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Mel's blog: The Finish Line
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Thursday, September 17, 2009. 2007 Tyler Half Marathon. Sometimes I think of life in terms of a race. As a distance runner, I understand the importance of training, of ingesting just the right things to keep you strong, and the. I am squirming just THINKING about Chan's chapter on lukewarm Christianity.). Three weeks before the race, I get injured at the 20-mile mark and can't run the marathon (coincidentally, so does Brad with the same injury. ahhh. kind of like sympathy pains? Decide I want to, ONCE AN...
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Mel's blog: January 2009
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Friday, January 30, 2009. It's been a really fun transition into a family of three with Grady's arrival in our lives. The hardest transition of my life so far, but still wonderful. Being a parent is HARD- and I only have one child! I constantly marvel at the amazing parents around me and have found a new sense of gratitude for my own parents. you learn a lot in just a few months. Grady is such a delight. We are always laughing with him- I had no idea 3-month-olds could have so much personality! 5 I read ...
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Mel's blog: August 2008
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Monday, August 25, 2008. Well, I am pretty much loving August of 2008. Things have slowed down a little with the end of summer (just for a couple weeks, but I'll take it! Since October will be "baby month" we are planning a birthday excursion for ourselves this weekend. (Brad and I are both October birthdays and both turning 30! That's a reason to celebrate! I am so excited that we have finally upgraded our sad, mildew-y wicker patio chairs for. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Mel's blog: November 2008
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Friday, November 07, 2008. Okay I know it's been six weeks, but here it is. .finally. More to come! Grady Cole was born on October 19th at 2:00 am We could not be more thrilled. I began having "need to breathe through them" contractions on Friday night about 9 pm I stayed up all night pacing, breathing, and then finally getting ready to head to the hospital early Saturday morning when they were finally about 4 minutes apart for a couple hours. We were (thankfully! God is so good. View my complete profile.
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Mel's blog: Wow. It's been a YEAR.
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Thursday, September 09, 2010. Wow It's been a YEAR. Maybe it's the hope of Fall in the air, but I feel the energy to reflect and write more- I had pretty much forgotten about this blog until today. Poor thing. So some quick updates and some pictures to come soon. 1 I am 17 weeks pregnant! That's my favorite OB appointment and I can't wait. :). 4 Brad is finishing up his current project in Southlake and will soon be starting another one. In Frisco. I am not so happy about the super-long commute (o...
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Mel's blog: The Great Escape
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014. In the past few years, on particularly tough parenting days (you know, those. Don't you ever just want to run away. The present moment seems too hard, too loud, too mundane, too painful, whatever, and your brain starts to whisper, "We've got to get out of here." And we do. Maybe not physically running away, but we mentally. Run away all the time. One of the ways we escape without even realizing it is to enter a state of being "lost in thought.". At the immediate things God is doing...