by melaniejcampbell | Sep 27, 2019 | Cedarville, Small Towns
They say you can’t go home again. The familiar saying is usually true. When you go to a place you remember from your past, it is seldom the way you remember it. But if your home town is in the middle of nowhere and stuck in time, you can find yourself transported to...
by melaniejcampbell | Jul 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
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by melaniejcampbell | Apr 13, 2019 | Columbia River Gorge, God leads the way, Hiking, Parenting, Waterfalls
Even with all of the rain, there is plenty to love about spring in Oregon. A few of my favorite things include tulips, cherry blossoms, warmer temperatures, and knowing that the sunny and dry days of summer are right around the corner. But at the top of my list is...
by melaniejcampbell | Mar 1, 2019 | Good neighbors, Grace, Snowmageddon 2019, Storms
I survived Snowmageddon 2019! And I learned a few things along the way… Our house after the storm. Notice the fallen tree branches in the yard, some of which first fell on our house but then slid off early in the storm. The area where I live was hit with a massive...
by melaniejcampbell | Feb 1, 2019 | Christian, contemporary christian romance, Living with intention, Potential
Looking for the easy way out seems to be human nature. Why plan healthy, balanced meals and exercise when we can go on a fad diet or take some “miracle” supplement to lose weight? Why create a budget (and live by it) when we have that awesome credit card with six...
by melaniejcampbell | Nov 14, 2018 | Christian, Faith, Grace, Uncategorized
I knew the Footprints in the Sand poem before I ever read the bible. My grandma had a version of the famous poem in her home. We didn’t go to church, but small glimpses of who God is were a part of my childhood. Many years later, as an adult and a Christian, my...
by melaniejcampbell | Oct 25, 2018 | Christian, Identity, Living with intention
I love the way God works when He wants to speak to us. For me, it often means being hit over the head with the same information in different formats multiple times. Okay, maybe “hit over the head” is a little extreme. Perhaps it’s subtle, but definitely not missed....
by melaniejcampbell | Oct 16, 2018 | Christian, Emotional Healing, Grace, Healing
While scrolling through Facebook recently, I came upon a meme that, initially, begged for me to push the like button. It read: An unhealed person can find offense in pretty much anything someone does A healed person understands that the actions of others has...
by melaniejcampbell | Oct 18, 2017 | Christian, Parenting, Prayer, Regret
I’ve been thinking about regret a lot lately. Out of all the negative emotions I’ve experienced in life, regret is the most hopeless feeling. It is dark and heavy and sends my mind in circles. I should have . . . I never should have . . . If only I knew . . . Why...
by melaniejcampbell | Sep 21, 2017 | Christian, Identity, Stereotypes
What is in a name? Everything . . . but not all things. I recently came upon a Facebook post stating that a person’s name is God-given and very important, creating their identity. This got under my skin, and I almost kept scrolling. For nearly my entire life, I have...
