by Linda | May 9, 2020 | Faith and Family, Sowing Seeds Of Faith
“Do you remember, as a little girl, how I’d point out the tunnel the trees made on our walks downtown?” My mom posed this question on our recent social distanced visit. The pandemic has created a new environment for our weekly visits. This return to simpler times,...
by Linda | May 31, 2018 | Faith and Family
With high school and college graduations happening this time of year, I thought the below story would be wonderful to share. As I reflect on the many graduations we’ve been through these past 15 years, I recall one speech in particular that grabbed my...
by Linda | May 31, 2018 | Faith and Family, The Garden Gate
There are days where I think I have the attention span of a squirrel! Seriously – I’m all set and on a mission, then suddenly I’m distracted by someone or something and I can do a complete 180. Like when I head to Hobby Lobby for one particular item and suddenly find...
by Linda | May 13, 2018 | Faith and Family
So many days I find myself unworthy of this gift called motherhood. Not only was I blessed to share in this act of creation once, but God blessed me four times. As I lifted my very first child into my arms, I felt an overwhelming love that I thought would burst...
by Linda | Feb 14, 2018 | Faith and Family
For all my sisters out there…..I’m so Melinda!! Don’t worry if your view of Valentine’s Day with your sweetheart isn’t up to par with all the ads and videos you may be watching today or what other’s tell you it should look like. ...
by Linda | Jan 29, 2018 | Faith and Family, Sowing Seeds Of Faith
The kitchen has always been the hub of our household; the center of conversation. What better place to have meaningful conversations with our kids about our faith. Lent is a great time to teach them our faith story through cooking. Cooking can be a visual reminder of...