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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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Parents must talk about rape, personal safety with their children
RAINN is the nation’s largest anti-sexual assault organization. It has been been named one of America’s 100 Best Charities. RAINN has a...
Melanie Nicholas
Mar 20, 20165 min read
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Party on: Bodacious is turning 5!
My beautiful baby girl, just a few hours after her birth. My baby will be 5 on Thursday, 5! How can that be? It seems like I just had...
Melanie Nicholas
Jan 30, 20163 min read
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Putting Christ in Christmas begins with me — not coffee
“Starbucks removed Christmas from their cups because they hate Jesus,” he wrote, asking followers to use the hashtag...
Melanie Nicholas
Nov 15, 20153 min read
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Suicide Prevention Week: You are loved beyond measure
Uncle David and sweet baby Cole. By Uncle David Nicholas It has been 101 days and 100 nights since my nephew, Cole Austin left us. 101...
Melanie Nicholas
Sep 10, 20151 min read
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A Labor of Love
I wanted to share these amazing photos of a grandmother, her daughter and twin granddaughters. These beautiful twins were born...
Melanie Nicholas
Sep 7, 20151 min read
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Little Son starts first grade
I have been trying to prepare myself all summer long. I have given away all of his too-small clothes and shoes, gotten rid of his “baby”...
Melanie Nicholas
Aug 25, 20154 min read
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Why is Cecil’s death so much more outrageous than the death of African children?
For lack of anything else to do Wednesday night, I decided to stir the proverbial pot a bit. In Zimbabwe, nearly 100 out of 1,000...
Melanie Nicholas
Aug 2, 20154 min read
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The Road Warrior rides again — my first solo trip with the kiddos!
And yes, those ARE my new Coach rose gold aviators! Swoon! When I met The Hubs, I gave up a few things, including my apartment and...
Melanie Nicholas
Jul 21, 20153 min read
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Sweet boy, I wish I had all the answers
Image taken from diatribe.org I have really been struggling this month. There are so many questions I just don’t have the answers for...
Melanie Nicholas
Jul 5, 20154 min read
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I survived: Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Check out that hat! The Hubs has been traveling a bit for work again. But when he said he was going to Birmingham, Ala., next, I said...
Melanie Nicholas
Jun 20, 20155 min read
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About a boy: See you on the other side my sweet Cole Austin
“If love could have saved you, you would have lived forever.” — Saya Nelson Cole, learning to ride a four-wheeler in the mountains of New...
Melanie Nicholas
Jun 4, 20154 min read
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#MotherLove
Bathwater blogger Rachel Austin with her son, Cole. Please pray for a miracle for Cole and for peace and strength for my sister,...
Melanie Nicholas
May 31, 20151 min read
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Nipple up, mommas! Stand for women breast feeding in public
Pink, who is seen breastfeeding her daughter Willow in the photo above, says, ‘I think breastfeeding is healthy and natural and it’s a...
Melanie Nicholas
May 24, 20155 min read
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Celebrate Mothers, All of Them
Bodacious and her brudder, rockin’ out! And yes, she dressed herself! The numbers and names flashed across my computer screen. Names of...
Melanie Nicholas
May 9, 20154 min read
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About Bullying: A Letter to my Nephew
Oh man! Kids can be so mean! I really wish someone hadn’t said something so mean to you. But unfortunately, it’s all part of this thing...
Melanie Nicholas
Apr 26, 20152 min read
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My tender-hearted son, bullies and my helplessness
Having a tender-hearted son is one of the hardest parts of parenting for me. This beautiful image was found on...
Melanie Nicholas
Apr 25, 20154 min read
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Abstinence Only Education Not Good Choice for Texas
I guess these folks haven’t seen the numbers proving abstinence education is not working. In 2013, Texas had the third-highest number of...
Melanie Nicholas
Apr 3, 20154 min read
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‘Snow Days’ leave me flaky
The Hubs has been temporarily transferred to Arkansas and we have been calling Jonesboro home for the last few months. My house and I...
Melanie Nicholas
Mar 16, 20155 min read
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Like mother, like daughter: happy birthday Bodacious!
My beautiful baby girl, just a few hours after her birth. I keep commiserating with the other moms about the many ways our bodies have...
Melanie Nicholas
Jan 31, 20153 min read
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