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The Gift of a Boy
A gift for me placed under the tree. My youngest son, Joseph, wrapped Christmas gifts and placed one under the tree for me. It was...

Melinda Eye Cooper
Dec 22, 20202 min read
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Lit
Have you ever looked back at something from childhood and wondered, what in tarnation was I thinking? As children, we had a blast trying...

Melinda Eye Cooper
Aug 26, 20202 min read
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Rainbow Complaints
My husband came home from work last week and I met him at the door. I noticed the rain had stopped and sunshine poured across the yard....

Melinda Eye Cooper
Jun 5, 20192 min read
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Who Are You Following?
Growing up, I had a pesky little sister four years my junior. She seemed to follow me everywhere. If I wanted to go for a walk to get...

Melinda Eye Cooper
Feb 24, 20182 min read
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He Will Carry Me
We just got back from a wonderful beach vacation ❤ We haven't taken a family vacation for about five years, it seems. So, we thoroughly...

Melinda Eye Cooper
Oct 18, 20173 min read
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Stress TEST
Heart trouble runs in my family. Dad had a heart attack a few years ago. My oldest sister, Kathy, passed away at 49 of a heart attack....

Melinda Eye Cooper
May 18, 20172 min read
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On The Fence
I got a text message from my husband the other day. He'd sent a photo. I studied the picture of his work truck but couldn’t figure out...

Melinda Eye Cooper
Apr 27, 20172 min read
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What's the Worth?
My husband and I have a plastic ice cream bucket full of old coins. Both of us collected them when we were young and "somehow" our...

Melinda Eye Cooper
Feb 2, 20172 min read
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No KING
I've been reading The Message which is the Bible in everyday language written in novel form. It's easy to read which I like a lot. :) As...

Melinda Eye Cooper
Oct 25, 20162 min read
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Intimates...Please
I took a little part time job working in a department store where I love to shop in an effort to save some money. Since I was working a...

Melinda Eye Cooper
Sep 27, 20163 min read
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Promises
Like a lot of other people, I've had floods on my mind. I know of some who have had to re-start their lives due to flooding. My friend,...

Melinda Eye Cooper
Aug 16, 20163 min read
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The Doughnut
My recent check up with the doctor revealed that my cholesterol is back up. He advised that I change my diet in order to get it back into...

Melinda Eye Cooper
Jul 29, 20162 min read
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Nailed It!
Last weekend I made a cake from a recipe on Facebook that was a complete disaster. It was a recipe my (soon to be) daughter-in-law posted...

Melinda Eye Cooper
Jul 9, 20162 min read
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Hide and Seek
When we were kids, playing hide and seek was one of our favorite games. Especially, if it got to be dusk outside and other neighborhood...

Melinda Eye Cooper
Jun 14, 20162 min read
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It Takes Three
In 1955 these two married each other. Travis and Rachel met at a roller skating rink in Hopewell, Missouri. Mom’s account is that he came...

Melinda Eye Cooper
May 25, 20163 min read
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The Church Pew
This old dust covered Church pew brings back many Precious Memories. I sat in one of these pews every Sunday (just about) my entire...

Melinda Eye Cooper
Mar 26, 20162 min read
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Between a Rock and a Hard Place
The other day at work, I was talking with a young man and in the midst of the conversation, he mentioned the common phrase of being...

Melinda Eye Cooper
Nov 30, 20152 min read
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Rock Solid
One of my favorite church hymns growing up was The Solid Rock. (Page 202 in the Old School Hymnal we used in the Primitive Baptist Church...

Melinda Eye Cooper
Oct 29, 20152 min read
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Tag . . . You're Not It
When I was young, one of my favorite games to play was tag. It was mostly a summer game played in the evening before dark with the...

Melinda Eye Cooper
Oct 16, 20152 min read
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Lost and Found
I lost my white gold earring the other evening as I was out walking in our driveway. I knew I was going to lose it sometime or other...

Melinda Eye Cooper
Aug 10, 20153 min read
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