Hi! My name is Melody and I’m a playful soul who loves to laugh – perhaps a little too much and at the wrong times.
Pink tulips, peonies and hydrangeas make me squeal with delight. Snappy red shoes and polka dots make me smile and nothing warms my heart more than my family.
In this space I write about life and God. Life when it’s really really hard and life when it’s really sweet. And how God never changes through it all.
And for some really weird random truthfulness…….
- When I was 9 years old I would put on a leotard & leg warmers and dance to Sandi Patti tapes for old people in a nursing home. How weird is that? Leaping over wheelchairs.
- I once convinced an entire cruise ship that I was British after talking with an English accent all week . My Mother made me tell everyone on the last day that it was fake.
- I always wanted a tattoo and finally got one for my birthday last year. When my Mom saw it she licked her thumb in complete denial and tried to rub it off in hopes that it was fake. Really she did. And yes, my husband knew about the tattoo and totally approved.
- I am all about a great prank and my dream is to do a church version of candid camera. Like tell people when they sign up for a small group that it’s a nudist colony version or something really whacked like that.
Well, I’m glad we got all that out in the open because if you can still read me after that then I’m pretty sure we’ll get along just fine.
My promise to you is to be honest in our discussions of faith, God, family and life. I say “our” because I desire for this space to be a community of gatherers. Know you are welcome to join the conversation whether you’re a first time reader or a long time reader. Whether you are a person of faith or still struggling to know if you want anything to do with faith. This space is a safe place to ask hard questions and talk about difficult things. I don’t claim to know all the answers. I do personally know Jesus Christ the one who isn’t consumed with right answers as much as he is loving us deeply and like nobody else can.