Melinda Eye CooperJan 2, 20203 minIf the Good Lord's Willing . . .Recently, when I was home, I took Mom to dialysis early on a Saturday morning and the creek was up. It wasn’t high enough to worry about...
Melinda Eye CooperJun 6, 20192 minRainbow ComplaintsMy 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 CooperApr 29, 20193 minDear Mother-in-lawMost times in life, we don’t really understand how another person feels until we step into their shoes. I became a mother-in-law a couple...
Melinda Eye CooperAug 31, 20172 minThe Heart of itMy parents always sliced a watermelon when I was young. We kids would grab a slice, sit on the porch together and a seed spitting...
Melinda Eye CooperMay 18, 20172 minStress TESTHeart 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 CooperSep 27, 20163 minIntimates...PleaseI 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 CooperSep 1, 20163 minLittle SisterI have a little sister. She used to drive me crazy. She was spoiled. At least, that was my perception as the older sister of four years....
Melinda Eye CooperAug 16, 20163 minPromisesLike 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 CooperJul 29, 20162 minThe 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 CooperJul 16, 20162 minCarved in StoneSome things you can not change. No matter how much you want to. It's over. Finished. There's no way to go back to the way things used to...
Melinda Eye CooperJul 16, 20162 minEnjoy the Ride!My first car was an old Toyota Corolla that you could start with a butter knife! My dad paid $300.00 for it to teach me a lesson....
Melinda Eye CooperJul 9, 20162 minNailed 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 CooperJun 14, 20162 minHide 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 CooperMay 25, 20163 minIt Takes ThreeIn 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 CooperMay 2, 20163 minIf They DieIn March 2011, my nephew, Brandon Bourbon came to visit me in Tennessee with his girlfriend, Nicole. I was so excited because I don’t get...
Melinda Eye CooperMar 26, 20162 minThe Church PewThis 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 CooperFeb 17, 20162 minOn GuardIt’s so easy to be caught off guard by someone or a situation. It has happened to me countless times. To the point that I FINALLY...
Melinda Eye CooperDec 1, 20152 minBetween a Rock and a Hard PlaceThe 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 CooperOct 29, 20152 minRock SolidOne 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 CooperOct 16, 20152 minTag . . . You're Not ItWhen 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...