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Look for the good stories, even when times seem bad
I am working hard on modelling positive thinking for my kids. I started to wonder what good stories during this pandemic.
Melanie Nicholas
May 20, 20204 min read
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Keep calm and share on: Coronavirus should not keep us from doing good in the world
It will not be this fancy version of the flu that cripples civilization. It will be civilization itself.
Melanie Nicholas
Mar 15, 20203 min read
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Ben's Salad
This is my favorite salad to make and take! It's nutritious and looks really pretty, plus it's really easy to make! Ingredients: 1 large...
Melanie Nicholas
Nov 30, 20191 min read
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CHOPPED: Let's hear it for the holiday salads!
Looking for easy holiday salads and sides to bring? Then look no further! Click here for my recipes, including margaritas, Red Hot salad...
Melanie Nicholas
Nov 30, 20193 min read
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I Birthed Most Bodacious Batman Ever
She has taken to wearing the mask at all times, including on the car rides to school. I can see why she likes it.
Melanie Nicholas
Sep 30, 20194 min read
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Period. Paragraph. Talking about reproduction at 45 mph
Little Son, Bodacious and I were barreling down the road last week, headed to one of our last soccer practices for the season. It had...
Melanie Nicholas
Sep 23, 20195 min read
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Easy Shakshouka aka Poached Eggs in Tomato Sauce
Shakshouka is one of my favorite meals! It is so easy to make, yet delicious enough that you can serve it to guests!
Melanie Nicholas
Sep 9, 20192 min read
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I’m your Turbo lover! New washing machine best gift ever
I am a woman of a certain age. That age when moisturizer and under-eye cream are a necessity, instead of a luxury. That age when it’s...
Melanie Nicholas
Jul 22, 20194 min read
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It’s World MS Day: I have lived almost half my life with multiple sclerosis
by Melanie Nicholas I went to see my new neurologist this week, and as I was going through my very long medical history, it hit me. I...
Melanie Nicholas
May 30, 20194 min read
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Nothing says love like a DIY project
I put together all 4 million pieces of this chandelier. Every. Piece. When my daughter Bodacious turned 6, she told me that instead of a...
Melanie Nicholas
Jul 13, 20184 min read
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Mocha Marry Me Cake
MOCHA MARRY ME CAKE This is a dense, rich cake. I use butter instead of shortening, so one full cup of butter for the cake batter. If you...
Melanie Nicholas
Apr 28, 20182 min read
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Awesome idea: Cheering on my 2018 Epiphany Board
Goodbye 2017. I will not miss you, not one tiny little bit. This is a new year, and I am coming out of my grief fog. I lost my father...
Melanie Nicholas
Jan 7, 20184 min read
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This does not suck: Roomba best invention ever
My next ride was much more practical for the post college professional woman I was becoming. Mad Max was a smart little two door white...
Melanie Nicholas
Aug 23, 20173 min read
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New family photos, Christmas cards, and being ‘enough’
I haven’t sent Christmas cards the last three years. I have just hated pictures of myself. No amount of black clothing, red lipstick and...
Melanie Nicholas
Jul 14, 20173 min read
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To be the people we are called to be, we have to keep our cups full
by Melanie Nicholas My pastor told us a story, a fable about an ancient king coming to town. In the tale, all the families in this town...
Melanie Nicholas
Oct 8, 20165 min read
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Love knows no color
opinion piece suggesting that churches – and Christians – need to practice what they preach when it comes to loving one another. I have...
Melanie Nicholas
Jul 23, 20164 min read
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Write Him In: I Nominate Sam Pfiester for POTUS
Sam, Sam he’s our man! Pfiester for President! I am over the upcoming presidential election. Over it. Trying to choose the best of the...
Melanie Nicholas
May 29, 20165 min read
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Happy Mother’s Day: I miss my Mamo
by Melanie Nicholas ‘Ohhh. Who’s that pretty lady, Mommy?’ That, Bodacious, is my Mamo, your great-grandmother. And she would have adored...
Melanie Nicholas
May 5, 20165 min read
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Old folks like me: Spring Break in Branson
Springcreek on stage performing gospel and bluegrass. Bodacious and her rainbow trout. It was bigger than she was when she was born!...
Melanie Nicholas
Apr 1, 20165 min read
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Art vs. Reality: Spring Cleaning Part 5
In our final installment of EB Nesbitt’s tribute to Spring cleaning, we waned to show you how real moms are keeping their kitchens...
Melanie Nicholas
Mar 19, 20161 min read
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