I find that when God has a lesson for me to learn, it becomes a running theme in my life. Everywhere I turn, I hear the same message – at church, in my Bible study, in my reading, at conferences I attend. He speaks the message so often, through so many venues, that I can’t [...]
I had the most wonderful weekend at the Cornerstone University Women’s Leadership Conference. I can’t wait to share some stories with you AND host another give away. Let’s just say I was floored by a couple of the talks that the main speaker Elisa Morgan gave. She happened to talk in depth about something we’ve [...]
Have you entered the DaySpring giveaway yet? There’s still time, go comment on this post! The evening after I dropped off 3 diet cokes and cookies to my friend, a cloud of discouragement and guilt rolled in as quickly as a summer thunderstorm. The storm’s winds dissipated the joy I experienced from reaching out to [...]
The other day the doorbell rang and I saw a package on the porch with my name on it from DaySpring. I can’t even tell you how much I love packages and cards that come in the mail with that flower-y DaySpring logo. Especially on dreary winter days where nothing seems to be going as [...]
We woke up yesterday to ice-covered streets. But we breed ‘em tough up here, and school wasn’t even delayed. I bobbled my way down to the bus stop with the kids, and I nearly made it home before my feet slipped out from under me. With arms and legs flailing, I landed in a snow [...]
This week, every time I try to get something done, roadblocks pop up like moles in an arcade game. I feel like I’ve spent the week whacking moles on the head, but haven’t actually accomplished anything. So this afternoon after a couple hours at the coffee shop and [...]
I’m writing, writing, writing this book, and I feel like I have finally fallen into a good rhythm. I feel better each day about meeting the May 1 deadline! In other news, I received word that a piece I submitted to Chicken Soup for the Soul will be published in their book “Here Comes the [...]
Writing a book is very hard. That is all. Well, except for this: funny story and surrounding thoughts over at Circle of Friends today about being overlooked. Silly waiter!
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 [...]
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