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Post 100

This post is my one-hundredth post on MelissaSchlies.com. 100 feels like a very big number. Yet, I haven’t even been blogging a year yet. Some bloggers post more often than I do and pass this mark a lot sooner. Other bloggers have been in the game for while. A few have even surpassed the decade mark. Their followers are in the five and six digits, where mine are still hard to calculate. As a newish blogger, it doesn’t take a lot to feel small. When you think about it, there are probably millions of bloggers world wide. This means that [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-18T19:52:22+00:00September 4th, 2017|Categories: Courage, Hope, perseverance, Success|Comments Off

This One Is My Favorite, Part 2

To Read Part 1, Click Here. At some point during our tasting, possibly as he poured our third wine, I had an epiphany. Sure, you might chalk it up to the wine, but all of a sudden—I know this is going to sound a little strange so bear with me—I realized that this winery owner was reminding me of God. Where all the other wineries we had visited that weekend in the Finger Lakes, let us choose what wines we liked best, this vineyard owner didn’t. Where none of the people working at the other wineries even attempted to suggest [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-18T19:55:36+00:00August 28th, 2017|Categories: Faith, Freedom, Hope, Travel, Uncategorized|Comments Off

This One Is My Favorite, Part 1

At some point during our tasting, possibly as he poured our third wine, I had an epiphany. I know this is going to sound a little strange so bear with me—I realized this winery owner was reminding me of God… Not too long ago, Tony and I went away for the weekend with our closest friends. We drove up north to the Finger Lakes in New York, to relax, do some hiking, and spend some time together. But we also went to visit some of the many wineries that surround a few of the lakes. The four of us had [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-18T19:59:25+00:00August 21st, 2017|Categories: Faith, Freedom, Hope, Travel|Comments Off

The Good Gardener Part 2

To read last week's part 1 of the Good Gardner click here. All of a sudden the park ranger started pointing out roses and California poppies—giving us a full tour of the garden. As He did, he talked about how much he loved it; how he would walk through it on his half hour lunch break every day, and how when things were quiet at the gate, he’d sneak tools out of the shed to tend to different plants. There was no question that this man was the garden’s greatest admirer and caretaker. But then, the admiration slipped from his [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-18T20:03:21+00:00August 14th, 2017|Categories: discipline, Faith, Health, Hope, Travel|Comments Off

Love Learn Lead July 13, 2017

Somehow we’ve made it to blueberry season here in Pennsylvania. This means that on the Saturday’s we are free, we are getting up early and picking as many delicious berries as it takes to fill our buckets. There is just nothing like fresh blueberries. I hope that wherever you are, you too are eating blueberries—or at least enjoying all that summer in your town has to offer. Today, we are continuing our courage theme with a book that I loved, something I learned by sticking around when things were hard, and a great leadership quote. May you be blessed this [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-18T20:17:48+00:00July 13th, 2017|Categories: Courage, Good Books, Hope, Lead, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead|Comments Off

Learn: How I Survived the Death of a Dream

When a dream dies, we can feel like failures. In some situations, there is a sting of rejection that is paralyzing. Add all of this to our broken hearts, and it can feel as if the world is ending. Only, it isn’t. And though everything seems to be screaming to us otherwise, our lives aren’t ending either. We must keep going in the midst of sometimes, unimaginable pain. We need to figure out a way to keep on living that involves more than binging on Netflix and eating carbs—but how? A little over five years ago, one of my dreams [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-19T15:51:58+00:00June 1st, 2017|Categories: Failure, grief, Hope, Identity, Learn, Love Learn Lead, perseverance|Comments Off

Between Me And You

I was just waking up. I had fallen a sleep as my husband drove us out of Connemara National Park, just north of Galway, Ireland. We now were on a narrow road, shadowed by leafy green trees. My husband had his music playing (I say his because I hadn’t heard of the artist before), and when he saw I was up he asked me if I was feeling better. I had felt a little car sick earlier. I groggily told him that I thought I was better, and then this song came on. It was what I now know as [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-19T15:53:30+00:00May 29th, 2017|Categories: Failure, grief, Hope, perseverance|Comments Off

Love Learn Lead May 4, 2017

If I am honest, one of things I have struggled with the most in life, is the fear of what other people think about me. On Monday, I talked about how fears like mine can often hold us back from fully being who God has created us to be. Today, for our “Love” I share a movie that speaks to identity, and for “Learn,” I share a podcast in which a creative talks about fear. And, at the end I throw in a quote about leadership. If you could relate to Monday’s post, I hope you enjoy this one. Love [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-19T20:17:01+00:00May 4th, 2017|Categories: Fear, Freedom, Hope, Identity, Lead, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead|Comments Off

Words And Chocolate

When I was in first grade, I told my mother I hated reading. Then within a year I was devouring almost every library book I took out. I still remember the proud feeling I had, the first time I read an entire book in one day. For me, words are up there with chocolate and coffee. I love words. I love writing them, stringing them together like beads on a necklace, hoping they will stand out from the page. But even more, I enjoy reading them. I am drawn in by finding myself in another person’s story or in a [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-19T20:26:17+00:00April 24th, 2017|Categories: grief, Hope|Comments Off

What I am Learning About Healing

Often, when we or someone we know is sick or hurting, we can’t help but ask: If God can heal me/them, why doesn’t He? On Monday, I shared that I struggle with an ailment that there seems to be no definitive cure or treatment for in our medical world. On my long journey to even get a diagnosis, we have prayed many prayers, asking God to heal me the way my doctors couldn’t seem to. Through all of this, I have wondered what God’s purposes are by not healing me, even when I believe that He can. However, this is [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-19T20:28:06+00:00April 20th, 2017|Categories: Faith, Health, Hope, Learn, Love Learn Lead, perseverance|Comments Off

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This One Is My Favorite, Part 2

This One Is My Favorite, Part 1

The Good Gardener Part 2

Love Learn Lead July 13, 2017

Learn: How I Survived the Death of a Dream

Between Me And You

Love Learn Lead May 4, 2017

Words And Chocolate

What I am Learning About Healing

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