Month: July 2016

I have a little brother that most of you have never met. His name is Matthew Angus. He had beautiful blue eyes and red hair,  just like my sister. I clearly remember Daniel and Sarah waking me up  on a Thursday morning, November 2, 1989.  "Mom's in the hospital!"  I knew what that meant, baby… Continue reading The Gift

Being Melody Rose is a wild ride.  My creativity for example, is like a playful little child. Sometimes, when I wake up, like today, an image or song or writing idea has been downloaded into my mind and it pervades every thought and desire.  I can't get on with my day until I have found… Continue reading A Rose revealed

I felt the need to change my tag line for this blog. My original purpose and continued hope in sharing "treasures from the darkness" was to be a voice of encouragement to those who feel like jumping off the road of life.  I wanted to say "hey, I've been there. It sucks, let's journey together.… Continue reading Walking

The plan was to go to Ikea with Sarah and Callie and have lunch.... Until Callie decided that she needed a nap.  So now I have some quiet moments in the car as my dear niece sleeps and my dear sister shops.  First of all I want to say thank you. Thank you for reading… Continue reading Inspiring interruptions

I am beginning to lose count of the people that have asked Forest and I why we are waiting until our wedding to live together. We have our own house for goodness sake!  My first response was "we're traditional." Then I realized that we're actually not.  I will have men of honour standing at my… Continue reading A different road