We recently purchased a much-needed, new-to-me vehicle. I can now sneak out of the neighborhood without all of my neighbors hearing my transmission’s screams of death. The new vehicle came with a anti-lock brakes. Although we’ve had a mild winter in Michigan, over the past couple weeks, I’ve been thankful for those vibrating brakes under [...]
Thank you all for the kind messages on my birthday! Check the bottom of this post to see what you won Everyone got something! Here’s a recap of my day in picture form: These were sitting on the kitchen table when I went to bed. It was sooo hard to sleep that night! This is [...]
Today’s my birthday, but the presents are for YOU! Leave a comment on the bottom of this post to be entered to win. I have lots to give away! Facebook friends, please leave a comment here on the blog, not on Facebook to be entered! I will draw the winners Wednesday the 25th at 5 [...]
I never struggled with housework until I had kids. As someone once told me, “It’s not that I mind doing housework. I just mind doing it over, and over, and over, and over….” Housework is one of the most challenging jobs for me because the sense of completion lasts for such a short length of [...]
I recently was shopping for a belated birthday present for my five-year-old niece. I picked up a hooded sweatshirt and jeans and thought to myself, “Oh, no. I’m turning into one of those boring aunts who buys clothes and not something fun.” I comforted my ego with the fact that at least the clothes had [...]
I’d much rather give help than ask for it. I suppose it’s part pride, part not wanting to be a burden or a bother. Yesterday morning I had a mini-meltdown. I was overwhelmed with my book project, laundry, dishes, and a five-year-old who does not go to school everyday and especially misses his sister on [...]
Have you checked out the A-Z Memory Verse Challenge for 2012 with Cindy at She Sparkles? If not, click on the button above! Today starts the second verse of the challenge, beginning with the letter B! My kids have been enjoying this challenge, and were excited to see what the next verse would be. We [...]
Last week, I posted at Circle of Friends about how one of my goals for 2012 was to stay more consistently disciplined in all areas of my life, with new daily habits of discipline as opposed to catch-up habits. I have a pattern, as I do when I drive, to hit the gas, then coast, [...]
Last week, I posted at Circle of Friends about how one of my goals for 2012 was to stay more consistently disciplined in all areas of my life, with new daily habits of discipline as opposed to catch-up habits. I have a pattern, as I do when I [...]
I confess, I was never the girl who dreamed about having babies. I didn’t have names picked out when I was a twelve, nor did I imagine a day I’d have a houseful of kids. I wasn’t around many babies in my childhood, and I didn’t babysit much in adolescence. The rare times I did [...]
Amelia lives in Michigan and has been married to her high school sweetheart Kedron for almost 14 years.
Amelia started pursuing her love of writing after she and her husband moved to Florida and she left her job in marketing to stay home with their firstborn. With family and friends a thousand miles away, she found blogging the daily stories of life to be a great way to stay in touch and recognize how God's story intersects with our daily stories.
The Rhodes recently moved back to Michigan where Amelia stays at home with their two young children, Little Miss Sunshine and T-Rex. She also is a contributor at Our Circle of Friends.
contact Amelia: supergirlamelia (at) gmail (dot) com