If you’re reading this it means that you’re either a new person here who stumbled on my internet safe space, or you’re one of my core readers, with me from the start (thanks!). For the last few months I’ve been toiling over what I consider my main work; that is my...
an adapted excerpt from Every Little Thing, the upcoming book from Melanie Makovsky Sometimes I am tenacious, and I press forward relentlessly in pursuit of what I want, determined to achieve it. Other times, however, I am stubborn, so dead set on following through on...
How is it, Lord, that tears so wet, So clear upon my face, Can burn my skin and sting my cheeks, Can chafe and scar and bind my heart, Can start an avalanche of long-forgotten mud, Once dried and caked but now flowing down, Down the...
When I met my husband in the late summer of 1999 I knew him to be a high school music teacher who had, only days before, relocated back to his hometown. When I agreed to meet him at a local family restaurant for what would be our first date, however, I arrived to find...
I wrote this post in 2016 on my first blog, The Extra Rib. This reflection on the changing phases of parenting as a child grows was written when my daughter, Ida, was in 6th grade. Ida graduated from high school this past year, 2022, and she continues to learn in...
a story by Melanie Makovsky January 1994 The Sign, Ace of Base We’re sitting here in English diagramming sentences, and everyone has to participate. It’s the most boring activity ever, yet I am incredibly nervous. Everyone has to participate, and we are...
Melanie Makovsky has seen trauma turn into triumph through the lens of faithfulness. By examining hardships under the light of God's grace and love, she's learned to value suffering and loss as catalysts for deepening faith and discovering simple, everyday beauty.
The content presented on this site is based on my personal experience. I am not a mental health professional and this content is not to be considered a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis or treatment.
