Author: Melanie Harper
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What I know for sure…
Two sick boys. Up late finishing classwork for my Web Design class. 2 am. finally going to bed…BUT… One son STILL has high fever…Time for more Tylenol…THEN… He goes to restroom. Diarrhea and projectile vomiting simultaneously (yep! you read that correctly). Mom (me) realizes he just vomited the last of the Tylenol, plus, he hasn’t…
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Southern Buttermilk Biscuits
I love the aftermath of Thanksgiving! It’s my opportunity to be my most creative with leftovers. Ha! And, EVERYTHING is fair game!! Although these aren’t creative, I decided to make some yummy buttermilk biscuits from the buttermilk my sister left here from her buttermilk chess pies (I mean how often do I have buttermilk in…
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On belief…
The world says, “See to believe!” God says, “Believe to see.” ~Melanie Harper I’ve had blessings and prayer requests that have been too specific and too strategic to believe they were manifested because the universe was aligned or it was a strong coincidence. Only an intelligent, strategic, all-loving God could have done those things. I…
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The Shine of Excellence
There’s a gentleman at Strictly Cuts in Desoto, TX (where I take my boys to get their haircut) who still shines shoes. His name is Charlie Brown (no kidding), and I love to watch him work. I’ve seen Mr. Brown take shoes scuffed and worn-out by the use (and often misuse) of their owner and…
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Normalizing Death
The boys were going through their normal routine of feeding the fish before bedtime. Both fish were swimming as usual, the boys were talking to me and talking to one another when my oldest son, Jacob, noticed “Blue” (our female fish) was no longer swimming. Hudson, my 6 YO, noticed she was on her side…
