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melindawelch62
Mar 6, 20231 min read
Life and tubing....
. We took the Grandkids tubing. It's always an experience. Oh, they love sitting with Papa Wayne and speeding down the slippery, snowy...
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melindawelch62
Jul 25, 20221 min read
Fake Palm Trees
There’s a home in Bountiful that I’ve been walking by for years, that keeps trying to grow PALM TREES. This homeowner must really LOVE...
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melindawelch62
Jul 25, 20222 min read
Live a Good Story
Donald Miller's-- A Million Miles in a Thousand years, is one of my favorite books. Miller goes from sleeping all day to riding his bike...
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melindawelch62
Jan 21, 20222 min read
Get bored
No 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...
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melindawelch62
Dec 21, 20212 min read
Grief Bomb
Yesterday 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...
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melindawelch62
Aug 9, 20211 min read
Parent Math doesn't add up
I love watching my kids parent. Sometimes they do it in a compassionate, curious, patient way and sometimes they are pulling their hair...
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melindawelch62
Apr 5, 20211 min read
Don't hit your cousin
My 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...
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melindawelch62
Mar 23, 20211 min read
My 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...
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melindawelch62
Mar 15, 20211 min read
I am an artist, just because I say I am
My 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...
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melindawelch62
Feb 24, 20211 min read
Good News and Bad News
We 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...
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melindawelch62
Feb 2, 20212 min read
Toddler 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....
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melindawelch62
Jan 28, 20211 min read
My 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...
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melindawelch62
Dec 10, 20201 min read
Knighting to believe
We 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...
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melindawelch62
Nov 25, 20201 min read
Love the way people want to be loved
Laila 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...
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melindawelch62
Nov 16, 20202 min read
Love 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...
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melindawelch62
Nov 3, 20204 min read
Do 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...
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melindawelch62
Oct 26, 20201 min read
Cairns - 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...
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melindawelch62
Aug 26, 20202 min read
You're an ALLY- take care of you
I’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...
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melindawelch62
Aug 20, 20203 min read
What'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,...
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melindawelch62
Aug 4, 20201 min read
Snow White
Snow White went from singing with woodland creatures, dancing with seven men, and having a penchant for apples to this??? Expect the...
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