I’ve been running quite a bit lately – working my way up to 15 miles for the 25k in early May. There’s nothing to keep you moving and focused during the frustrating months of spring (especially while waiting for a house to be built) like training for a race. I keep telling myself that by [...]
Today, was a brilliantly sunny, happy day. This morning, the kids and I stood on our new street watching a digger begin to carve out the foundation for our new home. The construction worker waved at us as we happily stood next to our car imagining the fun we will have on this street starting [...]
I’ve been thinking about the past year. It’s been a wild ride. And when I think about that wild ride, I see one definite theme – the impossible becoming possible. I can’t help but think of the Bible verse “With God all things are possible.” A year ago this time, The Narrator and I were [...]
I remember being fascinated with my mom’s pressure cooker. She’d pull the gray pan and all its contraptions out on Sundays to cook up some potatoes that would be mashed to a creamy, delicious pulp. I’d stand at the edge of the kitchen waiting for the pressure cooker to start screaming, signaling that the potatoes [...]
It’s been a little over six months since we listed our house for sale, packed our belongings into boxes and headed to Michigan. Six months. So much has happened in that time period, and yet not much has happened all at the same time. It’s been difficult to find the mental energy to blog. I [...]
Well, apparently April snow showers do bring May flowers. It’s been exciting to look out the picture window every morning and see the change in scenery. I’ve been most intrigued by the trees. The grass was so green, sprinkled with yellow dandelions and in need of a fresh cutting, but the trees were still so [...]
It’s been six years since I’ve seen spring. After living in Florida for 5 ½ years, we returned home to Michigan at the end of March – just in time for spring. (And just in time for one last whopping snowfall of five inches!!) After such a long absence, it’s as if I’m seeing spring [...]
Wonders never cease! So, I’m thinking about blogging again, especially, since all our Florida friends said that they would be checking here for updates! Ay. What a few weeks it has been. It seems like it has been sooo much longer, but when I look at a calendar, it reminds me that we only put [...]
I’ve been looking forward to tonight since The Narrator first accepted his job in Michigan. I’ve been dreading tonight ever since The Narrator accepted the job in Michigan. All for the same reasons. Tonight is our going away party hosted by dear friends that we met 3 days after we first moved to Florida 5 [...]
Pardon my silence. I’m lacking words these days for anything. I’ve started to box things up, as we’ll be moving to Michigan the end of this month. The facts. That’s all I’m able to process at this point because I have a million conflicting emotions and I don’t have the fortitude to face any of [...]
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