In Memory of Paul

Three years ago today one of my best friends took his own life. The one thing that I regret is that I never told Paul how much I loved him. I miss him so much. If you knew Paul you knew that he would do anything for anyone. I remember that he told me after I got married he would not hug me anymore. Well, he said that he would give me a side hug or shake my hand. He thought it would be weird to hug me given our past and now I was married. Paul was the best hugger ever! Paul picked Matt and I up from the airport after we got home from Utah for our wedding. I ran up to him and gave him the biggest hug. He was worried that Matt was going to beat him b/c he gave his wife a hug. Of course from then on I always got the full Paul hug! I know that I will see him again and he will be with his family for eternity. He had a heart that never stopped giving or loving. I miss you Paul and can't wait to see you again.

About me and welcome!

Welcome to House on a Hill!

I'm Melissa~

Mandie McMurdie Photography

I hope you enjoy my blog and all of my ramblings. I am a stay at home mom of 2 beautiful boys. I can't tell you how much joy they bring to my life. My husband is the best husband you could ever ask for. He sacrifices so much for our family so that I am able to be at home with our children. This life isn't for everyone but I truely feel blessed by the Lord for all that I have.

This blog has evolved for me over the last few years. It started out as just a place for me to put all of our family happenings. I wanted to keep our family and friends up to date with our kids and what we were up to since we are all so spread out. This blog was started shortly after I left my full time job to stay at home with our children. I am horrible at keeping a journal but for some reason I find this is a better way for me. So this is like my journal but everyone has access to it. It's not private at all!

I changed the name of our blog to House on a Hill because of something that my mom has always said. She always refers to their house being on a hill whenever they want to get away. "Well, I guess we are going to get off this hill today!" That's usually how it goes. So even though we aren't on a hill really...well maybe kind of...that's where the name came from.

I hope you can find inspiration here and feel welcomed. I talk about everything from everyday life with kids, coupons, saving money, decorating on a budget, etc...

So grab some hot chocolate and stay a while! Enjoy!