Last night, The Narrator was watching a video interview that Forbes did with Warren Buffet and Jay-Z. Odd combo, right? I caught bits and pieces of it while I was working in the kitchen, and their stories were fascinating. Did you know that Warren Buffet was denied entrance to Harvard? And did you know that [...]
Million Dollar (maybe Gazillion) Moment #15 My running partner Jen and I are training for the Detroit Marathon this October. This past weekend we reached a new milestone for us – 16 miles. It was a gorgeous early evening run and the best I have felt in a few months. When we run that many [...]
The Narrator tried to get me to run with him after we first got married. He tried again a few years later while we both worked at the University. I should have listened. But no, I waited until we have two kids and schedules are complicated to decide to run. When I started running a [...]
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 [...]
On March 31, 2010 – I got a teeny sunburn while running 6 miles. In Michigan. In March. This is a rather big deal, my Southern friends. On April 1, 2010 – and this is NO JOKE. Our house has walls. And a roof. And floors. And stairs. Two days ago, it did not. Today, [...]
Last fall when I ran my first half marathon, I felt GREAT until mile 11. Something weird hit me at mile 11 that I had never experienced in any of my training. A wave of emotion came over me head to toe, and I suddenly became very nervous and fearful that I wouldn’t finish. My [...]
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.
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