Today….today was a day of a million memories worth preserving forever. When you hold your firstborn in your arms, so many emotions swarm inside you including love like you never knew existed. I had the privilege of spending the past five years day in and day out with one of the most amazing little girls [...]
On a recent visit to my parent’s home, I was running a few errands solo when I decided to stop by a discount grocery store for a few items. I was unfamiliar with this area of town and realized when I stepped into the grocery that it might not have been the best place to [...]
When I started running a year ago, I started to in part because 1. I lost a bet with the Narrator and 2. my doctors told me to get active again and 3. I thought running would be a cheap and easy way to fulfill #1 and #2. After all, you only need shorts, a [...]
We’ve been here a year, and I’m finally getting all our medical stuff transfered and set up. That’s quite a bit for a whole family – eye drs, dentists, pediatrician, dr for me, one for hubby…. and not to mention how much I hate having to do all things medical. I’m rather squeamish. Ok, very [...]
I married into a superhero-loving household. My husband grew up on a steady diet of comic books and thinks he’s Superman. He actually really is. Just don’t tell anyone else. In fact, I was quickly immersed into the world of superheroes. He discovered on our honeymoon that I had never seen any of the Batman [...]
Ok, everyone sing with me now, “its a small world after all its a small world after all its a small world after all its a small, small world” Ok, now that you all have that stuck in your heads…actually, when we went to Disney World for my birthday we took the kids on the [...]
My birthday was one of those magical days when you realize you are loved. It was one of those days where all the little “extras” added up for one life-long memory. I’ve been to Disney a few times before, but this particular day the magic started at the ticket counter. I took advantage of the [...]
Today I am 32 years old. While 32 may seem like just another random birthday in the natural succession of years, it holds a bit of significance for me. When I was about 15 or 16, I remember studying my face in the mirror and thinking I looked quite old. I leaned onto the bathroom [...]
Four years ago I became a mother, and six months after that, I became an aunt to a very energetic and hilarious nephew who reminds me so much of my brother. I now also have 5 precious nieces between both sides of our families. Sadly, I’ve always lived at least 1,000 miles from all the [...]
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