by Melinda Poling | Jul 26, 2017 | Family
“It was a bad bleed.” The doctor sitting in front of us was describing my 54 year old father, who had just suffered a stroke. “Because it was hours before they found him to get medical help, his prospect for surviving is 50-50. But, his ability to function, if he...
by Melinda Poling | Jul 13, 2017 | Marriage
Our journey begins, you and I, on a lazy raft drifting down stream. We bask in the sun of our young new love–just you and I. Storms come and we huddle together to stay warm. You offer me your coat and I sport the umbrella. We are courageous and the torrent is...
by Melinda Poling | Jun 27, 2017 | Marriage
Yesterday was the wedding. Today I woke, later than normal, to a gentle rumble of thunder and the cooing of some turtledoves. These thoughts helped me reminisce the sweet moments of the wedding day. The sun shone bright. Friends gathered from afar. Radiant bride,...
by Melinda Poling | Jun 24, 2017 | Marriage
When asked to give some marriage advice at my future Daughter-in-Love’s bridal shower, this is what I shared. I love how eager Josiah and Anna are to ask for wisdom. Find out Find out what his favorites are. Favorite foods, favorite style of music, favorite...
by Melinda Poling | Jun 21, 2017 | Marriage
Our families met when Anna was eleven years old. This brown-haired, bright-eyed bundle of sweetness always thought of others before herself. She is very Pontier in her adeptness to think of others. Anna and her siblings got along well with our crew, mostly in an older...
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