Melanie's Musings
Just a meditating, mocha drinking mom
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Down in the Dumps My Current Battle With Depression and Anxiety
I’ve been in a slump. A funk. I’ve been battling depression and anxiety and that always seems to peak around Mother’s Day (see these two...

Might As Well Face It, You're Addicted To...
When we hear the word addiction, the majority of us automatically think of things like heroin, alcohol or other like substances. Many of...

Happy Birthday, To Me
She’s yelling, but I’m not hearing a word she says. I have a smile plastered on my face despite whatever it is she’s ranting about this...

Forever locked in the closet
I ask, “Why wasn’t I enough?” I was an innocent, helpless child The things I faced that made me tough While longing to be carefree and...

The Knight
Lots of women say they want a knight in shining armor...not me. The way I see it is, a knight in shining armor symbolizes a man who has...

The Day I'll Never Forget
Heart beats fast... My heart fluttered and raced as Christina Perri's A Thousand Years began to play as I watched our children making...

There's always something to be thankful for
I used to be so annoyed by people that seemed to have such a positive outlook on life. You know the ones I'm talking about! The ones...

Microwaves and Crock-Pots
My husband and I were attending a couples group at our home church when I heard the differences in married partners, intimate life...

Proud Mom
I know some of you will skip right on past this just because of the title. You'll mumble to yourself, "Another mom bragging on her...

Integrity
What does it mean to live life with integrity? For most of us, it means being honest about the "big" things. It means having the...

Don't Worry
For as long as I can remember, I've spent the majority of my energy worrying. I worry about anything and everything. I even worry about...

While You Were Sleeping
I'm angry, disgusted and sad. I’m sick to death of reading yet another story of an innocent girl/woman having a piece of her taken away...

Reflection
I’ve taken some time to reflect upon my first blog post. I really wanted to get to the heart of my truth – WHY does this situation...

Messages
Have you ever noticed you can go months and months, feeling like no one is there and you just aren’t receiving the messages you need to...




















