Safe Kids Worldwide is a global nonprofit organization focused on preventing unintentional injuries, which are the leading cause of death for children in the U.S. and a significant concern worldwide. The organization collaborates with over 400 network members in the U.S. and partners in 33 countries to promote child safety at home, on the road, […]
Melissa Wandall
National Stop on Red Week 2024
Photos from National Stop or Red Week 2024
Love; the essence of our inner beauty
Love is the essence of our inner beauty that brightly defines our outer beauty. Love is the pieces that we keep that will inspire us to shine on, step out and forgive ourselves and others. Love is the reason to step into our day no matter what happens and is the reason we can also […]
National Stop on Red Week 2023
Always Stop on Red!! I had the pleasure of joining Ocala Marion TPO, FDOT Central Florida, Marion County Sheriff’s Office, Ocala Police Department, and Marion County, Florida, to continue pushing the message for all motorists to stop on red!
National Stop On Red Week 2022
Stop on Red week kicked off with an event in Titusville Friday a.m. with guest speakers Georganna Gillette , executive director, Space Coast TPO, Titusville Mayor Dan Diesel and Police Chief John Lau, Lt. Tara Crescenzi with FHP and Melissa Wandall with the National Coalition for Safer Roads. Melissa Wandall with the National Coalition for […]
To Feel Sprightly Beautiful, once More!
Feeling “beautiful” and sharing those sentiments with others does NOT mean that we think we are “physically” beautiful. It means that whether it comes from the peace of God, the Joy of our children, the Love of our signigicant other, our friends, those we care for or our work we feel beautiful inside and it […]
All Roads Lead to Hope
Melissa Wandall fills her days helping local grieving families navigate life after loss, and ensuring traffic safety for commuters throughout America’s roads. Photo by Wyatt Kostygan BY BRITTANY MATTIE – Originally Published in SRQ Magazine Widowed suddenly at nine months pregnant, Melissa Wandall became a single mom to her first child while simultaneously grieving her […]
Unveiling Reflections on Us
This man…This love…This mountain of living without him. This gift…this gift in him and of the work that is healing in his name and in this life because we simply loved. His laughter, our laughter, our bond and these memories, ours to keep and mine to cherish. These “snap-shots” of life, to brief to comprehend […]
Unveiling Emotional Pieces We Keep
The “pieces” of our emotional self we keep after heartache inspired me to dig more. I was not the same person the moment my husband died. Pieces of my heart, pieces of my soul, pieces of my thought process all went with him. Five days after our 1st wedding anniversary I was no longer called […]
Unveiling the depth of hidden emotions
Love, loss and the experiences in life are all deep within my soul. They move with me each day as I navigate the days the best I know how. One thing I do know it is always with God’s direction and grace. What is below the surface will surely rise…it always does. What matters is […]
