Melanie VespestadJun 14, 20181 minThe Alzheimer's DiariesHere's to the beginning of some greater sort of accountability. As some of you may know, my husband and I live with my grandparents, and my Grandpa has Alzhe...
Melanie VespestadJan 10, 20183 min2018: 45 goals for the new yearLast year I had some pretty hefty goals, and I feel like I accomplished a decent amount of them. A lot of them were focused on getting into a routine, and si...
Melanie VespestadDec 31, 20174 minPlum Paper planner reviewA new year calls for a new planner, right? While I was still in college, I used to buy pretty cheap planners from Target or Walmart, or I sometimes even used...
Melanie VespestadDec 24, 20174 min2017 Christmas letter“And he shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” What powerful words full of hope for this Christmas season. We...
Melanie VespestadDec 22, 20172 minA Michael Bublé Christmas: Part 3December 2016 was a busy one. I finished college, and both Erick and I were in our friends’ wedding just two days after my finals were completed. With all th...
Melanie VespestadDec 16, 20171 minA Michael Bublé Christmas: Part 2Naturally, we couldn’t stop at just one silly Christmas video. We had to go bigger and better. During our junior year, sometime in November we began to brain...
Melanie VespestadJul 8, 20174 minMy biggest idols as a Christian womanI know, what an uplifting title. But let me say, in blogging, my goal is to be vulnerable. To not make things look or seem more glamorous than they actually w...
Melanie VespestadJun 19, 20173 minReflections on my first year of marriageI'm big on countdowns, so as soon as I got married, I started counting each month until we got to celebrate our first wedding anniversary. Today marks a year...
Melanie VespestadJun 13, 20171 min Mexico vacationAlthough I plan to post a few photos and tell the tales of this vacation, for now, enjoy this video of our gals vacation in Riviera Maya, Mexico.
Melanie VespestadMay 23, 20171 minArizona vacationWe recently had the chance to go on vacation with my sister and brother-in-law, and it was a blast. We started in Tucson, Arizona and then headed north. We s...
Melanie VespestadJan 2, 20172 min2017 goalsA few years ago, I began to make goals for the new year. Some of them seem pretty far fetched, and some are just things that I really want to implement into ...
Melanie VespestadDec 22, 20163 min2016 Christmas letterAs the year comes to a close, we thank God for all the blessings that he has provided us in our first six months of marriage. In May, my sister and brother-i...
Melanie VespestadMar 24, 20152 minCappuccino manThere is a man who comes into work almost every night. He drives into the café on his little scooter and sits at the same table by the door. He doesn't need ...
Melanie VespestadFeb 19, 20152 minTainaIt all started with a bit of play-doh on that humid August afternoon. I was uncomfortable, but I knew I had to dive in and trust that God would make things h...
Melanie VespestadJan 2, 20151 min2015 goalsJanuary: Save all of the money I make February: run 50 miles March: make a choir tour video April: no Netflix May: take photo ever day June: no social media ...
Melanie VespestadFeb 2, 20141 minWelcome, 20142014 GOALS: Personal: •Learn to say "no" to people without feeling guilty •Sponsor a compassion child for at least 6 months •Get back into art/doodling •Beco...
Melanie VespestadJan 2, 20123 minBucket listSo as a lot of people know, I operate on lists. I just love them. I realize that a lot of people don't feel the same way, but I enjoy writing out all of the ...