Melody Reid - thinking out loud...

...thinking out loud.

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Why Do I Do This to Myself?

October 7, 2015 |

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…

Help My Unbelief

October 6, 2015 |

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…

31 Days of Habit

October 5, 2015 |

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…

A note of thanks

September 21, 2015 |

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…

All the excuses

September 17, 2015 |

I’ve been listening to Elizabeth Gilbert’s podcast called Magic lessons (http://www.elizabethgilbert.com/magic-lessons/), where she has “creativity conversations” with and for people who are stuck in their creative lives. Elizabeth is the…

I’m not dead. I just haven’t been writing.

September 5, 2015 |

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…

Guest Post by John David Mangrum

August 1, 2015 |

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…

Guest Post from Sissy Goff

July 25, 2015 |

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,…

Guest Post from Esther Burroughs

July 20, 2015 |

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…

Remember when I told you I was going to Africa?

July 17, 2015 |

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…