I learned about living in the present moment from my creative, life-loving Grandma Huston. Oh, no we never had a conversation about it, but just observing her for a day (or even just a good ten minutes!) you would realize that she lived differently. She lived in the moment and said YES to the opportunities brought to her.
Author Archives: Melanie Talevski
An Unlimited Supply
Growing up, we had a crystal cookie jar. Yes, crystal! It was impossible to open that jar without alerting my mother (and maybe the whole house) to the fact that I was sneaking…
Journey On
Oh, I guarantee there will be danger. There will be uncomfortable moments. But step by step, we are becoming who we were meant to be, who we really are. And there is no greater joy than to be fully alive, fully who God made us to be. So we continue on a wondrous journey that fulfills the longing in our heart that we’ve had all along: To be a part of HIS plan. Our true identity. Our true place.
Snow Storms of the Soul
The difficult snow storms of the soul are bearable because of this one constant…
A Guarantee for the New Year
I know most of us are saying “Good Riddance” to 2020. We are ready for a New Year with a new start and along with that hope of the New Year perhaps we’d like some guarantees for 2021…
An Infusion of Strength
If we allow time for the Word, for time in His presence, His infusion of strength will transfer to us and we will emerge different, new, BOLDER than we were before. One of my best cups of tea was from The Brown Palace Hotel at their Afternoon Christmas Tea…
My Top 3 Favorite Fiction Reads of 2020
There is nothing like snuggling up with a good book next to the Christmas tree, warm drink in hand, fire crackling in the hearth. Whether you are looking for a good read for yourself or an inspirational idea for a book to gift, you have come to the right place. I want to share my top three favorite fiction reads of 2020 with you…
An Unexpected Gift
I have to say that unexpected gifts are the best, wouldn’t you agree? I will always remember the Christmas that I received the best and most unexpected gift…I heard my sister’s soft socks muffled on the upper stairway as I snuck around the corner…
A Spoonful of Hope
Challenges of the moment… they often feel as if they could swallow us whole or break our heart in two. What do you do in these moments of bleakness? In comes the power of the “spoonful of hope”.
Jumbo Sized Dreams
Each year the squirrels in our backyard get a JUMBO SIZED dream in their little heads. It comes the moment we bring enormous pumpkins home, placing them on the front porch, awaiting the moment they will be carved and lit with a candle inside. It’s almost as if we can hear the squirrels cheer as we place the pumpkins on the porch.
