Melody Reid

So last week I was at the beach on vacation with Will and some good friends. While South Carolina was having a time of it with record rainfall, the Gulf coast stayed as beautiful as ever. I ate enough fried seafood to last me a long time and came home Saturday night feeling pretty rotten. My body knows when I put crap in it, and a week at the beach is not where I eat the healthiest. Between the Read more […]

For the second time in two weeks, we will attend a family funeral. My husband’s step-grandmother died in August and her service was a week ago Saturday. She was at least 96 and had lived a rich, full life. This time, it is a cousin who died unexpectedly at 42, which doesn’t seem right. Parents burying a child never seems right. I’ve had the usual flood of emotions surrounding death. Shock, sadness, Read more […]

So there’s this thing called write31days.com where writers are challenged to write every single day during the month of October.  I didn’t sign up for several reasons. First I knew I would still be on vacation October 1st, and second I didn’t think I could actually do it. Then over the last four days I’ve seen my writing friends writing and struggling and moaning and groaning about writing, and Read more […]

photo credit Roger Glenn, Kanuga 2007 Yesterday Will and I had the privilege of attending the funeral of a very special man. Bill Ross was the Director at Camp Flintlock many years ago when Will was a young boy, and he taught at the Spartanburg Day School where Will attended K-12. I have heard stories about Bill Ross for 30 years. He was a legend of a man. At least in the eyes of my man. Next to Read more […]

I haven’t written a blog post since July 17th. That’s seven weeks. I did have a few people guest post for me while I was in Africa, and if you missed any of them here are the links:  https://melodyreid.com/2015/08/01/guest-post-by-…-david-mangrum/ ‎https://melodyreid.com/2015/07/25/guest-post-from-sissy-goff/ ‎https://melodyreid.com/2015/07/20/guest-post-fro…ther-burroughs/ ‎ They are Read more […]

John David and Natalie Mangrum are two of my favorite people on this earth. John David pastors Origins church here in Greenville, SC, where my youngest daughter Frances has had the privilege of serving as Worship Leader for the last couple of years. They are the real deal ya’ll. Will and I have come to love them as family, and you will enjoy his wise words in this post. Thanks JD! *********************************************************************************************** I Read more […]

Today’s guest post comes from my friend Sissy Goff.  This post is an excerpt from her book Intentional Parenting. Sissy spends most of her days talking with girls and their families, with the help of her counseling assistant/pet therapist, Lucy the Havanese. She has worked as the Director of Child and Adolescent Counseling at Daystar Counseling Ministries in Nashville, TN since 1993. She is also Read more […]

Today’s guest post comes from my super cool mother, Esther Burroughs.  Mom has been a writer and speaker for many years, and always has something good to say. I know you’ll enjoy her post.  Feel free to check out her webpage at www.estherbministries.com and say hello. She’s also on Facebook and Twitter.  My girls call her TechnoNana! ************************************************************************************************ ‘Jest Read more […]

Back in April, I mentioned this tiny little detail in my life. I was going to Africa with Will on a mission trip (https://melodyreid.com/2015/04/11/god-just-dont-…o-go-to-africa/ )‎So now it’s July and we leave on Sunday. Packing and prepping is underway at the Reid house. On so many levels! We each are taking a carry-on suitcase and backpack on the plane. Thankfully, Delta allows you to check Read more […]