Tonia Ernst
I met Melody when I was nine years old. I was attending a church camp. I was at the camp alone and the other girls in my cabin were less than welcoming. I was homesick and lonely. Melody took me in under her wing and we stayed together for the entire week. She made me feel safe and loved that week. I remembered that feeling and took it with me when I grew up and became a teacher. I only saw Melody a few more times in my childhood, but I never forgot her or how she made me feel that week at church camp. I will be forever grateful for her kindness and love. I can only imagine the welcome she received when she got to Heaven.