...thinking out loud.
Hello, I'm Melody!
Thank you for visiting. I’m grateful to share this space with you. Come in, take a look around, and say hello! If you like my blog, I’d really appreciate it if you’d subscribe via email, then my posts will magically appear in your inbox. Thanks!
I don’t know about you, but it is really hard for me to take a day off. Even when I am not technically working, I am always pressuring myself to…
Read MoreThis past Friday, March 6, 2015, was a day I’d really been looking forward to. I had a ticket to hear one of my faith heroes, Nadia Bolz-Weber, speak at…
Read MoreChristmas at the Reid house has changed over the years. Anna was born in 1989, quickly followed by Caroline in 1991 and Frances in 1993, (Yes, your math is correct.…
Read MoreMy friend Sally loves that I’ve described myself as a “voracious reader.” For some reason, the word voracious tickles her. I’ve always been a reader of books and in recent…
Read MoreI went to church yesterday. I know, no big deal, right? It’s the south, we go to church. It’s what we do. But this week Will and I visited a…
Read MoreSeveral weeks ago I learned about a website called shereadstruth. I probably won’t do it justice here, so please check it out for yourself, but it is an online Bible study for…
Read MoreFive years ago, when I decided to go back to graduate school and get a masters in counseling, some things changed around our house. I had two girls still in…
Read MoreI’ve been friends with Jeanine for 25 years. We’ve raised 5 kids between us, sewed endless smocked dresses, John-John’s, curtains and dust ruffles. She is largely responsible for any expensive…
Read MoreI’ve always loved writing. Putting pen to paper, or finger to keyboard, has almost always been the only way I can process. I can get all my thoughts out before…
Read More