Melody Reid

Today would literally go in the books as one of the most boring days in history. I was exhausted after my weekend at Allume- emotionally, physically and spiritually. And I was peopled out. I slept until almost 10:30 and didn’t put on clothes until after lunch when I knew my family would be coming home from church and lunch, and would be surprised if I was still in my jammies. Well, maybe they wouldn’t Read more […]

So today I am headed to the Allume conference downtown in Greenville, SC,  which is a gathering of Christian bloggers and writers. I had heard of Allume online because several of the bloggers that I read regularly had spoken at the conference in years past. This year I get to go because my mom, Esther Burroughs, is speaking Saturday night. I’ve been super excited about getting to attend and Read more […]

I just finished reading Brene Brown’s new book Rising Strong. If you haven’t had a chance to read it, I highly recommend it. The whole book was worth it for me when I read the portion where she talks about the stories or lies we tell ourselves when we get into familiar patterns with people. She tells a story about going for a swim with her husband. She reaches out to him in an emotional bid for Read more […]

I’ve been blogging for about a year, and I’ve been a big blog reader for the last several years. After you read someone’s blog for a while, you feel like you know them. It’s kind of weird, I guess, but I feel like some of these people are my real friends. Well known bloggers like Rachel Held Evans http://www.rachelheldevans.com and Sarah Bessey http://www.sarahbessey.com have been writing their Read more […]

Eight weeks ago we started a bathroom renovation project that was supposed to take about four weeks.  We’re going into week eight, but WE ARE SO CLOSE!!!!! Today I actually moved us back into our bedroom. I am sleeping in my own bed, in my own room, for the first time in over two months. If the renovation gods favor us, tomorrow the vanity tops will be installed and Tuesday the plumber will be Read more […]

One of my blogging friends, Amber Salhus, wrote a post earlier in the week called Why it Takes Courage to Seduce Your Husband. It’s a great read and you can find it here: http://ambersalhus.com/why-it-takes-courage-to-seduce-your-spouse/ Amber is a great writer. She’s witty and has an engaging style of connecting with her readers. The premise of her post seemed to be that as married couples, Read more […]

Yesterday a guy I knew in elementary school posted a picture of our fourth grade class from Elementary School. I’m the one on the second row, second from the right. Our teacher was named Mrs. Florence, and I remember liking her, even though she said II talked too much. I looked at my little nine-year-old face and wished I could sit myself down and tell myself how it would all shake out. We had Read more […]