Today, one of my adult daughters sent me an interesting link to a DMN Article written by Ed Stetzer & Andrew MacDonald. It caused no small stir. Initially, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to read it. I’ve not really known exactly what to do with the
Welcome to the Behold Her Life Blog. I’m Melanie S. Medina – and I am a writer. When I began writing, I had a TON of questions and bad habit. I’m sure I still have some bad habits, but hope*writers has definitely helped me break many others. I’m sharing something
You’re invited to a daily Instagram challenge! Join me for 7 days of prompts to help kick-start your writing habit in 2020. You don’t have to be a hope*writer – everyone is welcome to participate! Share about your writing journey and what you’d like to accomplish this year. How? Post photos on Instagram the
I shall not want. I have everything I need. My Shepherd is so generous! This part of the first verse of Psalm 23 is so sweet. The realization of the fullness of the provision from God has become a daily declaration for me. I have EVERYTHING I need. Putting these
Relationship. Repeat after me: “The Lord is MY Shepherd.” I have a relationship with Him. Not only do I call Him *mine* – I call TO Him. Sometimes I do more than call. Sometimes, I cry out to him. He hears me and responds. He responds because He knows the
I first fell in love with Carousels when I saw the original Mary Poppins Movie, when I was a little girl. The first time I remember riding a carousel was at Six Flags over Texas around that same time. I love to ride The Carousel! When making my list of
The Naked Marriage: Undressing the Truth about Sex, Intimacy and Lifelong Love By Dave Willis & Ashley Willis / XO Publishing My Lovey and I attended an amazing Marriage Conference this year. We bought this book, among other things. I loved the energy and transparency this couple shared on
I have issues creating healthy boundaries. My Nana said it’s been like that most of my life. Some of it may stem from insecurity and needing to have approval or feel included. I see this as an issue for me at this stage of life! Asking, “WWJD?” tends to send
Anyone else still decorating for Christmas? I want to decorate the way the Hallmark Movie moms decorate for Christmas. Never-mind the fact that they have Balsam Hill doing all the grunt work. I absolutely love (and borderline covet) how they haul out the holly! Is anyone else discouraged when they
Instagram has a new algorithm! Remember the days of reverse chronological order in your social media feeds? Those days are long gone. But, Instagram claims they have created an algorithm that is even better than that old reverse Chrono feed. According to later.com and their research, you will see things
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