Melanie's Pen

Mothers and daughters share a unique, powerful bond—one that is built on love, trust, and often, shared experiences. Yet, as daughters...

Have you ever started a project or made plans to do something but couldn’t finish if you wanted to? If you’re honest we all have! That...

There are certain times when our lives seem so predictable. We know what’s going on from one day to the next which, isn’t a bad thing it...

My friend and I were having our weekly chat and she said to me “I’m tired and I feel stuck and burned-out. I have been married for ten...

Today was a great day after all I went through! I knew that I had a long day ahead of me as I was preparing to travel. I grabbed my...

As I stand in the line in the grocery store watching mothers and daughters, young, old, and middle aged there’s a connection that...

As I stroll along Lake Michigan on a beautiful summer’s day with the rays of the sun shining down on me; I started thinking. I started...

Sometimes you get into those spaces where you find your back against a wall and your faith in between a rock and a hard place. It can...