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Melody Lyons

Welcome! My name is Melody. Home educating mom of 8, wife of 25 years, author, chronic illness survivor and thriver by God’s design, speaker, business owner, dreamer, Jesus lover. Read more HERE.

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INFORMED CONSENT I don’t think you are dangerous for asking questions. I think you’re capable of making good informed decisions regarding the health care of your family. As a mom of two pharma injured children, I want you to have ALL th ALMOST 7… Current oldest and youngest kids in the household. I wonder if this boy will come to regret the fact that 90% of his childhood photos look like this. 🤪 Regardless, he’s wonderful. They all are, but 6-years old is a fantastic BRING BACK VIRTUE A young lady approached me about the infamous Steven Crowder video so I watched and we talked… then again with some of my older kids. We talked about narcissistic abuse, red flags, communication, what love means.  I to I’m supposed to be typing but am instead ruminating on insects while humming that one Mary Chapin Carpenter song about the hard and random relationship between bugs and windshields. My 6-year old leans against my shoulder while I stare at the PLANTED. 🌱 Young motherhood before handheld devices was quiet and a little lonely. I sat and rocked my babies for many hours a day. I read books. Lots of books. It was not easy. I felt useless. Now I know better. It was a precious time of life whe
WE WALKED AWAY… Twelve years ago we were all-sports-all-the-time and our oldest was preparing to compete (and place) at USA Volleyball Junior Nationals.⁣ ⁣ Within a couple years, we left the insane world of youth sports behind. I don’t SMASHING AND SOFTENING 🌸 I decorated a fancy smash cake for my granddaughter’s birthday and she engaged in some brilliant smashing. It was wonderful! And got me thinking… About how I never made a smash cake for her dad (because wouldn Do we really want to heal the world, the Church, souls? Okay, then it’s time to say it… THE INTERNET IS PEOPLE. If social media is toxic, it is because people are behaving badly. Mea Culpa. Come Holy Spirit. Help me change. If we wan TRUTH… Contrary to some reports…this is the one and only "bathing suit" photo I've ever posted of myself on IG. A 2020 celebration of the first time that my 4-year old was ever able to swim with his mommy. I have an autoim I was fixing my daughter’s hair in the bathroom at church and a young woman commented about how nice it was to see me taking care of my girl. She’s a new mom and wants to love her daughter well, so she asked… “What is one pi PERMISSION TO PUSH BACK Its been a long week. Let’s talk… It’s not “traditional” to tell a woman to stop pushing back against an aggressive foul man. There is nothing unrighteous about speaking against the lies and f Dear young couples… change this behavior now and you’ll be happier in life and love. Seasoned couples… it’s not too late to change. We all need space to think and count to ten from time to time. We may not have anything to These slides are excerpted from the writings of the great director of lay souls, St. Francis de Sales. (Introduction to the Devout Life.) There can be a tendency in a life of faith to be harsh with ourselves and others in a way that erodes the work My Saintmaker Planner for the upcoming season arrived last week and I’m ready to turn its fresh pages! The Saintmaker is a beautiful planner with enough structure to keep me moving forward with resolution and discipline, but enough space and f FATHERLESS OBEDIENCE When a priest accepts the collar of obedience, there should be reciprocal devotion from those in authority over him… But there are many who carry the wound of fatherlessness… their sacrifice accepted by God b Stay hungry. Stay silent… Today, I published a piece on my substack… musing about anxiety, Advent, and the conflict of being Christians in a miserable world. For the record, I’m not generally miserable, and yet we all live in wh For those who are planning ahead for St. Lucy’s day festivities (December 13), I have a tutorial for two different versions of a crown on my website. One notable feature of both is that they are soft and designed for a child with sensory issue All I want for Christmas… I want one thing for Christmas. Actually, I want many things—the good Lord knows what they are—but there is one thing for which I am most fervently asking: ♥️I want Danielle to be healed. &hearts “More, and on a deeper level than before, we really know this time that all of life is Advent.” - Alfred Delp, S.J. Tegel Prison, December 5, 1944 This is my favorite Advent book… that stays open all year long. Since 2020, I&rsqu

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