Our family would appreciate your prayers today and the rest of this week. We got a phone call last night saying that Ked’s Grandpa was taken to the hospital for possibly having a stroke. His situation is very serious. I’m at a loss for words today and my emotions are a jumble. He’s the only [...]
Miss a few? Find links to all previous stories in the series here. We returned to college after spring break, excited to officially announce our engagement. Cornerstone University has had a long-standing tradition for celebrating engagements called the candlelight ceremony. We weren’t the only ones who got engaged over spring break, and we had to [...]
And the winner is… Karen! You can thank Ked for drawing your name Thanks for entering, and if you’re interested in the book, you can find it on Amazon! I’m working on the next Love Letters post, it will go up before I go to bed tonight!
Little Miss, T-Rex and I spent the weekend in Columbus, Ohio at a waterpark resort with my parents and in-laws. We were all attending the Ohio Regional Fellowship of Christian Magicians convention. Sadly, Ked had school and was unable to join us. It was the first FCM convention I had been to in at least [...]
I have another post up at Our Circle of Friends…. The snow crunched under my feet. I paused outside the heavy glass doors. The playground was eerily quiet, the lull before the storm of five to seven-year-olds about to invade. Slices of bread hung by yarn on a tree, flapping in the wind, awaiting hungry [...]
Get caught up on the series here! We managed to arrange a visit in my hometown between Christmas and New Year’s. It helped tremendously to have parents who were overly supportive of our relationship and the need to see each other occasionally. Ked spent a few days at my house over the break, and when [...]
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6 The next morning, our families awoke for one last day of visiting. We were planning to head back to Ohio in the afternoon. Our parents coerced us into taking our brothers putt-putt golfing. Ked and I groaned and looked at each other helplessly. [...]
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Our letters continued through our junior year of high school and our friendship continued to grow as we got to know each other through a continual game of 20 questions. What’s your favorite music? Favorite class in school? Who do you hang out with? What do you do on [...]
I recently discovered a box full of my old childhood friends. Read the story over at Catapult Magazine and be sure to check out the rest of the issue “Words on a Page.” My Childhood Friends
In my attempt to make these long winter months as fun as possible, I’ve taken the kids sledding twice this past week. The first trip out was to a good friend’s house. T-Rex had a minor mishap with a tree, but quickly got back on the horse – er sled, although he’s still rightfully concerned [...]
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