melindawelch62Jan 212 minGet boredNo one has a chance to be bored anymore. I remember saying to my mom, “I’m bored” and she would say, “Oh I have a list of things for you...
melindawelch62Dec 21, 20212 minGrief BombYesterday I experienced many grief bombs. You know how you finally reach a point where you’re not crying as much as you once were? You...
melindawelch62Aug 9, 20211 minParent Math doesn't add upI love watching my kids parent. Sometimes they do it in a compassionate, curious, patient way and sometimes they are pulling their hair...
melindawelch62Apr 5, 20211 minDon't hit your cousinMy nephew Jordan was learning to ride a bike. We were all watching him practice on his two-wheeler while my 4-year-old Addison was on...
melindawelch62Mar 23, 20211 minMy marriage is awesome!I celebrated my 38th Wedding Anniversary on Sunday. It felt like an accomplishment. I met my husband-to-be when we were Sophomores at...
melindawelch62Mar 16, 20211 minI am an artist, just because I say I amMy sister Marcie was the artist. I was the "A" student. I wanted to be an artist and would draw women’s faces with hair flowing over...
melindawelch62Feb 24, 20211 minGood News and Bad NewsWe got some great news about a new family member. I was so excited. We got some bad news about a house sale that didn’t go through. I...
melindawelch62Feb 2, 20212 minToddler Brain.Our brain is wired for negativity, this is called the negativity bias. It feeds us thousands of thoughts per day, most of them negative....
melindawelch62Jan 28, 20211 minMy closet taught me this...Thoughts are literally like the clothing in your closet. Sometimes I stand in front of my closet, deciding what to wear, and my brain...
melindawelch62Dec 10, 20201 minKnighting to believeWe knighted our grandchildren last night in a fun ceremony of light. Wayne and I wore capes and crowns and we made crowns for the kids as...
melindawelch62Nov 25, 20201 minLove the way people want to be lovedLaila loves her dog Jet…but it seems at times that he doesn’t love her back. He doesn’t want to cuddle or sit on her lap, or even hold...
melindawelch62Nov 17, 20202 minLove all the Selfies“Ugh. My teeth are spreading out. My skin is so wrinkly around my mouth— I need to stop using straws. And those deep furrows between...
melindawelch62Nov 4, 20204 minDo you love pictures of yourself?We’ve all been there. You see a photo of yourself that you hate, and you quickly hit delete. OR You don’t let people take pics of you. OR...
melindawelch62Oct 26, 20201 minCairns - follow or not?While hiking the red trails of Arches National park last week, there were many little cairns along the way. Cairns are stacked rocks that...
melindawelch62Aug 27, 20202 minYou're an ALLY- take care of youI’ve been an ally in the LGBTQ space for years and now in the Black Lives Matter space. And some times it feels like a lot. I’ve had to...
melindawelch62Aug 20, 20203 minWhat's water?There is an old, wise fish swimming by two young fish and he asks… “How’s the water?” The young fish looks to his companion and says,...
melindawelch62Aug 5, 20201 minSnow White Snow White went from singing with woodland creatures, dancing with seven men, and having a penchant for apples to this??? Expect the...
melindawelch62Jun 23, 20202 minChange your mind around racismThis is my dad holding his last two grandchildren. When Laila became our daughter he was so thrilled to have some “color” added to our...
melindawelch62Apr 6, 20201 minLife is a puzzleI just finished my 5th puzzle while I am self-isolating. Putting a puzzle together is one thing I can control. There's a lot to...
melindawelch62Mar 16, 20202 minPerilous times?This weekend I was in St. George playing with my cousins at an Air Supply concert singing, “I’m all out of love, I’m so lost without...