Just Me

I sorta started this several days ago. Since my brain is tired and wordless, yet completely sugar-rushed, I’m gonna post it tonight. Here’s everything you (n)ever wanted to know about me.

😉

I’m…Mel. Well, my full first name is Melinda, but for some reason, a lot of people never get that right.

I’ve bee

n called all kinds of names that start with M…Melissa, Melanie, McKenzie, and once…even Minerva (EW!) by my own grandpa. For a long time, I just answered to them. Then I decided, no, I’ll be Mel. It fits me better anyway.

I’m…a writer. At least I want to be. I love to share what’s going on in my heart, but I’ll be honest with you…the past almost-six months have brought out true writer’s block in my life. Dude, sometimes I really don’t have a clue how to even put things into words. But when the words are there, I love to share them.

I’m…a REDEEMED sinner. I blow it every day. I say something mean, I do something unkind, I lose my patience…it proves that I am a helpless sinner saved only by the grace of God.

And that Grace is everything to me.

I’m…a wife and mommy.

I’m blessed to have found the one man in this world who will put up with my quirkiness, wordiness, and silliness…and still find love through all of the patience those things require. And Mae? Well, she puts up with the same…the only difference is that she doesn’ t know i

t all yet!

In all seriousness, my husband and daughter bless my life every single day. I can’t even put into words how much they mean to me and how thankful I am for them.

I’m…a friend. Friendships are necessary for my survival…but I also can’t im agine

my life without my close friends. I need those people willing to love me, do crazy things with me, and most importantly share their hearts with me.

(You thought I was going to say drink coffee with me

? HAHA! Just kidding. Had I added a 4th item, that would have been it. ;)) I love my friends…so if you’re reading this and you’re my friend, then I love you.

I’m…an ENFP. I wear my heart on my sleeve, even online.

I am overly emotional at times, always talking (whether to others or just to myself) and drift toward the drama side of life from time to time. Ask my husband the ISTJ…I can be a challenge to live with.

I’m…a goal-setter who needs help following through. I dream big and expect big things to happen, which isn’t always realistic. I am learning to make more worthwhile goals in life rather than to spend my days flying high on clouds of wishes. (Haha…that was a cheesy sentence. But I’m leaving it anyway. :))

I’m… often afraid. I let fear take over often, even though I pretend to be strong. I often worry about what could happen more than focusing on the blessings right in front of me.

I want to live the present fully and leave the future to my Father.

That is so much easier said than done…but THAT is one of my goals.

My perfect day…is spent with family and/or friends. I love social interaction and go crazy if I’m cooped up in the house too long.

Give me a friend, some coffee, and my wonderful daughter (of course!)…and I can’t imagine a better way to spend a day.

I…question a lot of things.

When I look over the past year, it almost scares me how much things have changed. My hubby and I have spent so much time sifting through everything we were raised believing vs. what God’ s Word actually

says. At times it has been ugly, nasty, and drowning. Thankfully we emerged, core beliefs still in tact, with a lot of answers to the questions we had.

And feeling so much freer than we ever have before.

I’ve…found home. Over the past months as my heart has ached for a place to call home, God has been teaching me that my only true home is Heaven. He gives us places on earth to call ours for awhile…but they are just stops on the journey. I am blessed and so very thankful to call C’ville my home for now…and Heaven my home for good.

I want my tombstone to read…She lived BIG but loved BIGGER. (That’s slightly morbid to think about dying, isn’t it?) True, though. And yeah, I made that up, but I’m pretty sure it’s not original with me.

Life…Is Good.