Meli's world

Last Thursday I was so excited for the upcoming long weekend. We had plans to go to the movies Friday night, a nice relaxing day Saturday, celebrating my dad's birthday Sunday and maybe enjoying some fun in the sun on Monday. However, I should have known by Friday morning when I got the call Manny was napping that most likely none of my plans were going to take place. Manny, our 6 year old. Never naps. And rarely ever does he say he does not feel good. Hence the reason for concern. He said he wasn't feeling too well before crashing on grandma's bed. However knowing how strong his immune system and him are, I still envisioned a nice long weekend full of fun and things to do. When I picked the kids up from my moms house, he once again fell asleep. Making this his 2nd nap of the day. In my mind, something wasn't quite right. He can't go from never napping to napping twice in a row! So our movie plans were canceled and instead we stayed home to take care of our bab...

With Memorial day coming up and Emmanuel telling me all about learning about the armed forces and the sacrifices our troops make, I couldn't help but think about what Love does. They say there is no greater love than that which would lay their own life down for another, so for that great sacrifice lets thank all those who are serving and those who have served or lost their life while doing so. Funny thing, is that in the past week I also heard a song about love like no other. About love doing things not for who may see, or what we may get but just because love Does. Love is an action, a commitment, a decision to do and not just say or "feel". Not all of us are called to serve in the military nor will we always have the chance to physically lay our life down for others, but Loving is something we all get to do! Loving in my marriage and as mother, has taught me how sacrificial it ought to be. Even with the man I chose to marry, and the kids that came from my womb a...

First of all, if you're reading this: thank you! I appreciate all the support. But I also like to apologize, its been a couple of weeks since I wrote again. The other night I really meant it, but you could blame it on the Heat. Yes I am a hardcore Heat Fan (pre-Lebron)! That game was too intense and had my nerves on edge! After the excitement was over, I ended up falling asleep like the older lady I'm becoming . And yesterday, It was such a disappointing game, who feels like writing after that? When I started this blog. I felt God was telling me to use my passion for writing and love for people and encouragement to do something for Him! I had always joked I wanted a blog, but never thought anybody would actually read it. But this time, the blog wasn't for me. And it wasn't about having hundreds or thousands of readers, or making my name famous. It was something God placed in my heart to uplift others, to speak truth, to speak love, and bring light and encouragemen...