I’m always looking for ways my kids can feel like they are a part of our family’s giving. I recently saw on Facebook that Speak Up for Hope is collecting crayons and coloring books for the visitation areas in prisons. Speak Up for Hope is a ministry started by Carol and Gene Kent with the [...]
My running partner Jen and I recently ran our first trail race. For ten miles, we hopped logs, jumped little streams, dodged rocks and climbed hills. It was the most strenuous and rewarding ten miles I have ever run. Three years ago, I never would have imagined that I could run a race like that [...]
Summer has new meaning this year. 89 days. 89 days of (hopefully) warm weather (you never know here in Michigan!) 89 days before both kids are in school. 89 days of fun, fun, fun. 89 days of keeping kids out of each other’s hair…and mine. My summer writing will be focused elsewhere (when I have [...]
This past weekend marked one year since we first clutched our new house keys, teary-eyed almost afraid to believe it was true. We happily slapped paint on the walls and it felt like Christmas for weeks as we opened boxes of things we hadn’t seen in over a year. It had been 13 months since [...]
So what do you do if you’re the friends being left behind? Before we moved back to Michigan, I always felt at a loss for how to help friends getting ready to make a major move. I would offer to help pack boxes, but often people either are paying movers to pack or they need [...]
I know a handful of people going through major, cross-country moves right now. Just thinking about it causes my emotions to agitate like a washing machine. Two years after our move back to Michigan from Florida, I still get teary when I think about uprooting our family and starting over. One friend getting ready to [...]
The voice on the other end of the phone grew quiet when I asked about her husband. She was a dear friend and mentor of mine, but we lost touch after I moved 1,200 miles away. I had just caught her up on our life post-move and the news of our first pregnancy. The awkward [...]
Last Saturday my training buddy, Jen, and I ran our first double digits for the season – 10 miles. Because of the flu, I hadn’t run for a week, and I was a bit nervous. It hurt. But I did it. About mile 7 we were standing on a street corner waiting for our walk [...]
I was helping my children out of their car seats when he approached me in the parking lot of a busy strip mall. His graying hair hung haphazardly across his forehead, his clothes slightly wrinkled. What struck me most was his nervous demeanor, almost as if he was terrified to say what he was about [...]
Write a letter Growing up, I had no less than six penpals at a time. My parents attended a yearly Christian conference each summer, and I amassed friends all over the country. We’d dutifully exchange addresses and write letters to stay in touch until the next conference. I still keep in touch with one 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