July is just around the corner, a month that used to be a childhood favorite with 4th of July celebrations of parades lined with colorful floats and marching high school bands, the oohs and ahs while watching amazing firework displays explode and cascade into the brightest colors high in the ink sky, baseball games, watermelon,… Continue reading New Month, New Life
Author: Rhonda
It’s About the People
When my boys were born, and up until they were twelve years old (it was then my oldest son informed me he was old enough to remember well enough on his own now, thank you very much) I wrote in journals for each of them, so that they, as well as me, could know and… Continue reading It’s About the People
Reclaiming the Carefree Days of Summer
Watching two of my young grandchildren play with such complete abandon in the pre-summer afternoon sunshine last Saturday, I longed for the days when summer was unhurried, unstressed, and carefree.  The days when summers weren't defined by days spent within office walls watching the clock. Or when the most beautiful scenery wasn't my computer screensaver. I watched my… Continue reading Reclaiming the Carefree Days of Summer
Honoring All Fathers
For all of the fathers, old and new, step-fathers, fathers-in-law, grandfathers, and even uncles...never underestimate the role you play in the lives of children, young and grown. May God, our Father, bless you on this day, YOUR day, to do what brings you joy, rest or play, and for those of us who have been… Continue reading Honoring All Fathers
Let Go and Let God
When my boys were babies, then toddlers, it never occurred to me that they would ever be anywhere else but home with me. Home where they were safe. No matter what could, or did, happen anywhere else in the universe, at least we were together. As they found their way into, and through, adolescence, moments… Continue reading Let Go and Let God
What Do You Mean It’s Not About Me?
"You're needlessly beating yourself up and trying too hard to find an answer that isn't there." My husband.  A wise man with such wise words. We had gone on a long, peaceful bike ride this morning, surrounded by nature's beauty. At one point we stopped and were sitting in a park as I was filling… Continue reading What Do You Mean It’s Not About Me?
The Journey
I remember when I was younger and our family would embark on a road trip, a car ride that could last five minutes or five hours,  my sisters and I would sing a chorus that consisted of "Are we there yet?" And "How much longer until we're there?"   Wherever "there" happened to be. My patient parents would offer words to… Continue reading The Journey
My Favorite Reading
Since as far back as I can remember, I have loved to read and write, spending countless child, adolescent, and adult hours escaping through books and writing. When I was growing up, during the summer months when I wasn't rushing off to school in the mornings, I would leisurely make my way to the lakeshore dock where our boat… Continue reading My Favorite Reading
Forgiveness and Consequences
When her child is hurting, why does a mom take it upon herself to want to strip away the pain, rescuing her child, his immediate happiness trumping an opportunity to pray he use that moment of adversity and trial to grow closer to God. At least that's what this mom tends to do. When my child,… Continue reading Forgiveness and Consequences
The Price of Freedom
Daily life can be so fraught with activity between work and the to-do lists that many of us continually strive to complete.But on this day, Memorial Day, let's make it a priority to take time to stop, pause, and pray. Let's give thanks to Christ who fought and paid for our ultimate freedom, and the many… Continue reading The Price of Freedom
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