Hi, friends. Thank you so much for signing up for these emails. This is an important one to me. In fact, I have wanted to write this letter to you for the past two years. But I’ll tell you why I waited… Sometimes, we are involved with something that appears to be a lifeline for us. Let me give you an example. “Melissa, I have a job I hate but it pays better than any job I’ve had. I can’t leave it. That would be insane.
Miss Melissa, first of all, PLEASE let me apologize for all the hateful, hurtful things that you've had to deal with. You never fail to put a smile on my face, and in my heart. I certainly send you best wishes on your new venture and, I plan on "learning" how to navigate those other platforms.
Blessings to you and your beautiful family. And.....HELL YASSSSS you are enough... MORE than enough!
Melissa…love your honesty and decision to do and post where you feel best.🩷 Although I had to let my subscription to The Radtke Family go, I still follow you and keep up with all the fun on your TikTok. You are such a delight and I hope for all good things for you moving forward.
I don't understand people and their need to hurt peoples feelings. I can understand the way you are feeling. You have to take care of you. I enjoy whatever it is you post. You make me laugh and laughter, as they say, is the best medicine. Thank you for sharing your world with us! ❤️🙏🏻
Blessing to you Melissa and your family as you follow God's guidance. I have followed you for several years now. My husband and I even watch the Radke Show on TV (we loved it). I look forward to "trying" to follow you on the other platforms as well, if David's mother can master it, so can I! LOL
Be blessed & continue to bless others as you have done so many times!!
Mel, you are a delight! I’m a longtime follower, and I absolutely love you, the good, the bad, and the ugly whatever that may be! You are so real, and I can see how much you’ve opened up over the last year even to share real life. After all, real life is where we all live. If I don’t want to watch a video where you’re selling something I’m not interested in, I can keep scrolling. However, I love your personality so much that I end up watching anyways🤪 You give me confidence to try new clothes or fun things from QVC😆 that I NEVER would have given a second look at. You make me laugh at the funny bits, and cry right alongside you in the trying times. I have gone to the foot of the throne for you, and I will do it again and again. You are such a blessing to us. I pray that God will continue to bless all of your endeavors, and that He would send you the words of encouragement daily that you need to press on.
Hi Melissa. I am not on any other social media but Facebook but I love following you. So I just signed up on stretch marks and May follow you on another platform. I agree with so much that you say and have the same love of the Lord I believe. I’m sorry you have to deal with all the negative talk when all you’re doing is loving people. This world makes no sense. God bless you Melissa and I look forward to following you here.
Thank you for persevering on Facebook all these years and posting transparent, sincere and oh so funny content. I feel you and have from day 1 (red ribbon video). You make me laugh, cry, inspire me to grow because you have transparently shared and done the work yourself. During Covid, you (and David) were a break from it all with lighthearted laughter and conversation that was a surprising gift in the heaviness of everything! I have often thought how does she do this content everyday?! BUT I know the answer...God is using you for all the reasons I mentioned and SO MUCH MORE! It means you will face opposition and the FB ugly that pervades our culture now. But your impact is powerful! Wherever He is leading you will be blessed...and I will follow! Love you Melissa!
You are giving MAJOR STRENGTH vibes and I almost cried reading this because I have been following you for YEARS and have been a Radke Family Member for a long time. I adore you, appreciate your hilarious humor, and resonate over our Assemblies of God connection. Thank you for being so real, raw, and wonderful. I just love you, Mel! Can't wait to see how God does more than you could ever ask or imagine!
I'm a new follower from Canada. I know for me, a 52 year old menopausal woman, I can relate to many of your stories. You make me feel seen and I realize I'm not crazy! I once heard that with social media, follow people that make you happy and laugh. You are that for me. I never feel less than when I see your stories. You guys make me laugh out loud and are so relatable . Keep doing you and I thank you for allowing me to be a part of this crazy ride of life through your eyes!
I am so sorry for any unkindness you had sent your way. You Melissa are a bright light shining Gods love. Thank you for sharing and being so real. I too am working on remembering God loves me and I am perfect and complete in Him. Thank you for sharing. Sending you a hug
I'm so so sorry that a few people have been nasty to you. I have followed you and David for many years, you two are the most down to earth people that I follow, so real, no fakeness and so sincere. I can't imagine anyone saying anything mean about or to you. I know that since Covid, BLM, Woke, etc, the behind the scenes keyboard warriors, a very small percentage of people, have found it to be a way to express their unhappiness or whatever it is that is bothering them. Now, when I say this next thing, I have to say that I am not any type of an influencer so the public does not comment on anything that I may post and due to this, I can't even begin to imagine how you handle it. However, (I'm sure many of your followers have said this to you) please just scroll on and try not to take it personal. You know, from the bottom of your heart, how many people, such as myself, have followed you for years and love you and your family so very much. Who knows what sets these people off, sadly it happens to probably 99.9% influencers. I believe that they NEED GOD in their lives. When I say my prayers every night, I pray that millions more people look to bring God into their lives, those that write these posts are not happy in their own lives and they feel they can state their own opinions, no matter how mean it might be. I thank God every day for being in my life and helping me daily to be a better person.
I pray that you can find the strength to look beyond the extremely small percentage of people that feel that it's their right to be nasty to you & remember, it truly is such a small percentage, in comparison to those that truly do love you and your family. Block them & continue to bring the joy to your long time loyal followers that you have always brought to our lives.
We all love you Melissa - and your beautiful family!
Miss Melissa, first of all, PLEASE let me apologize for all the hateful, hurtful things that you've had to deal with. You never fail to put a smile on my face, and in my heart. I certainly send you best wishes on your new venture and, I plan on "learning" how to navigate those other platforms.
Blessings to you and your beautiful family. And.....HELL YASSSSS you are enough... MORE than enough!
I needed to read this today. The reminder I am enough. That I am held in the arms of the Lord. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Melissa…love your honesty and decision to do and post where you feel best.🩷 Although I had to let my subscription to The Radtke Family go, I still follow you and keep up with all the fun on your TikTok. You are such a delight and I hope for all good things for you moving forward.
I don't understand people and their need to hurt peoples feelings. I can understand the way you are feeling. You have to take care of you. I enjoy whatever it is you post. You make me laugh and laughter, as they say, is the best medicine. Thank you for sharing your world with us! ❤️🙏🏻
Love your heart! Totally understand everything you wrote! You are the BOMB!!
Blessing to you Melissa and your family as you follow God's guidance. I have followed you for several years now. My husband and I even watch the Radke Show on TV (we loved it). I look forward to "trying" to follow you on the other platforms as well, if David's mother can master it, so can I! LOL
Be blessed & continue to bless others as you have done so many times!!
Always, have loved you since your TV reality show, and ALWAYS will!!!
Mel, you are a delight! I’m a longtime follower, and I absolutely love you, the good, the bad, and the ugly whatever that may be! You are so real, and I can see how much you’ve opened up over the last year even to share real life. After all, real life is where we all live. If I don’t want to watch a video where you’re selling something I’m not interested in, I can keep scrolling. However, I love your personality so much that I end up watching anyways🤪 You give me confidence to try new clothes or fun things from QVC😆 that I NEVER would have given a second look at. You make me laugh at the funny bits, and cry right alongside you in the trying times. I have gone to the foot of the throne for you, and I will do it again and again. You are such a blessing to us. I pray that God will continue to bless all of your endeavors, and that He would send you the words of encouragement daily that you need to press on.
I wish I had half your beauty, intelligence and wit. You are the bomb! Love you, girl! ❤️❤️❤️
Hi Melissa. I am not on any other social media but Facebook but I love following you. So I just signed up on stretch marks and May follow you on another platform. I agree with so much that you say and have the same love of the Lord I believe. I’m sorry you have to deal with all the negative talk when all you’re doing is loving people. This world makes no sense. God bless you Melissa and I look forward to following you here.
So incredibly timely and thank you for the reminder that I am enough and no only does he tolerate me but he adores me!
Thank you for persevering on Facebook all these years and posting transparent, sincere and oh so funny content. I feel you and have from day 1 (red ribbon video). You make me laugh, cry, inspire me to grow because you have transparently shared and done the work yourself. During Covid, you (and David) were a break from it all with lighthearted laughter and conversation that was a surprising gift in the heaviness of everything! I have often thought how does she do this content everyday?! BUT I know the answer...God is using you for all the reasons I mentioned and SO MUCH MORE! It means you will face opposition and the FB ugly that pervades our culture now. But your impact is powerful! Wherever He is leading you will be blessed...and I will follow! Love you Melissa!
You are giving MAJOR STRENGTH vibes and I almost cried reading this because I have been following you for YEARS and have been a Radke Family Member for a long time. I adore you, appreciate your hilarious humor, and resonate over our Assemblies of God connection. Thank you for being so real, raw, and wonderful. I just love you, Mel! Can't wait to see how God does more than you could ever ask or imagine!
I'm a new follower from Canada. I know for me, a 52 year old menopausal woman, I can relate to many of your stories. You make me feel seen and I realize I'm not crazy! I once heard that with social media, follow people that make you happy and laugh. You are that for me. I never feel less than when I see your stories. You guys make me laugh out loud and are so relatable . Keep doing you and I thank you for allowing me to be a part of this crazy ride of life through your eyes!
I am so sorry for any unkindness you had sent your way. You Melissa are a bright light shining Gods love. Thank you for sharing and being so real. I too am working on remembering God loves me and I am perfect and complete in Him. Thank you for sharing. Sending you a hug
HI Melissa,
I'm so so sorry that a few people have been nasty to you. I have followed you and David for many years, you two are the most down to earth people that I follow, so real, no fakeness and so sincere. I can't imagine anyone saying anything mean about or to you. I know that since Covid, BLM, Woke, etc, the behind the scenes keyboard warriors, a very small percentage of people, have found it to be a way to express their unhappiness or whatever it is that is bothering them. Now, when I say this next thing, I have to say that I am not any type of an influencer so the public does not comment on anything that I may post and due to this, I can't even begin to imagine how you handle it. However, (I'm sure many of your followers have said this to you) please just scroll on and try not to take it personal. You know, from the bottom of your heart, how many people, such as myself, have followed you for years and love you and your family so very much. Who knows what sets these people off, sadly it happens to probably 99.9% influencers. I believe that they NEED GOD in their lives. When I say my prayers every night, I pray that millions more people look to bring God into their lives, those that write these posts are not happy in their own lives and they feel they can state their own opinions, no matter how mean it might be. I thank God every day for being in my life and helping me daily to be a better person.
I pray that you can find the strength to look beyond the extremely small percentage of people that feel that it's their right to be nasty to you & remember, it truly is such a small percentage, in comparison to those that truly do love you and your family. Block them & continue to bring the joy to your long time loyal followers that you have always brought to our lives.
We all love you Melissa - and your beautiful family!
Julie from Arizona