http://melonybrown.com Faith With Substance Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:17:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Our church, Cumberland Community Church, is focusing on prayer. Our pastor will be teaching about prayer every week in 2010. I'm excited about a year long teaching on prayer as it is one of the ways I feel closest to God. Yesterday, we studied Abraham's conversation with God in Genesis 18 ... http://melonybrown.com/2010/01/25/praying-for-our-city/ The news continues to broadcast pictures and stories of those impacted by the earthquake in Haiti. The pictures are difficult to view. Seeing the pain in their faces is truly hard for me. I am so thankful for the emergency workers and the military personnel ... http://melonybrown.com/2010/01/18/the-tragedy-in-haiti/ National Novel Writing Month is over! This year's success was especially sweet as I not only finished my 50,000 words in 27 days, but my group of second graders blew me away with their stories and word count. Their imaginations and creativity came out as their incredible stories unfolded. Twenty-three ... http://melonybrown.com/2009/12/01/we-made-it/ Today marks day 10 of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), and I crossed the 20K line! I've got 30,000 more words to go before the end of November. Last year, I made it to 50,000 words in 21 days. Don't think I'll beat my record, but I didn't deal with ... http://melonybrown.com/2009/11/10/passing-it-on/ Last night, my fine man and I attended the U2 concert at the Georgia Dome along with 100,000 other fans. U2 put on an incredible show, but it paled in comparison to the show in the seats directly in front of us. We found our seats before the opening band ... http://melonybrown.com/2009/10/07/parenting-at-its-worst/ You must be the change you wish to see in the world. ~Mahatma Gandhi There's a new man in town. No, he's not this little cowboy. He's the new ... http://melonybrown.com/2009/09/17/you-are-the-change/ Hello all! I had planned to take a little time off from my writing this summer, but it turned into an extended vacation! My boys and I thoroughly enjoyed our eight day road trip to New York. Check out my facebook page to see the pictures. I must say I've ... http://melonybrown.com/2009/09/03/back-in-the-saddle/ Join me as I share another excerpt from my book Follow the Signs. YOUR CHOICE: YIELD TO GOD OR YIELD TO SIN “Then there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is My Son, My Chosen One or My Beloved; listen to and yield to and obey Him!” Luke 9:36, ... http://melonybrown.com/2009/05/20/follow-the-signs-part-2/ Several years ago I had an Oprah-like Ah ha moment. I doubt she coined the phrase "This I know for sure", but it works well with my Ah-ha moment. Please allow me to explain. On a drive to my in-law's home, I began thinking about the messages on the road signs ... http://melonybrown.com/2009/04/22/follow-the-signs/ No God in School Click here and you will be taken to the youtube video. About a week ago I saw this video posted on facebook. It really made me think. In fact, I've thought about it many times since then. I could tell you each of the different emotions I've ... http://melonybrown.com/2009/03/25/no-god-in-school-video/