Our guest speaker in church last weekend spoke about stories. About how each of us has one and what we do with them. About the impact our stories have on others. And how we influence the stories of others. It was the type of message that resonates and sticks with you; prodding you to examine how you view your …
Walk Forward For many, a new year means resolutions. Promises of changes to be made, habits to be broken, behaviors to be embraced. But I look at New Years a little differently. I don’t make resolutions; instead I spend a little time reflecting on the past year and think about my hopes for the new …
I love the Christmas season. I love the decorations, the lights, gift giving, and spending time with friends and family. And the cookies are an added bonus. I may have a little problem with Christmas trees. Well, perhaps it’s a significant problem. You see, I love Christmas trees of all sizes and shapes. I have …
If you read this blog regularly, you know I love autumn. I love the cooler temperatures. I love the fall colors. I love fall flowers. Especially sunflowers. We have a sunflower farm and gift shop where you can pick sunflowers for free – BYOC. Bring your own clippers. I don’t know how many acres of …
Everyone knows what it is like to miss someone. I miss my daughter who we took back to college over the weekend. The house is too quiet. There are no shoes in the foyer or empty toilet paper rolls in the powder room – tell tale signs of her presence. My heart hurts and longs …
I was at the gym the other day talking to the owner, Brian and a staff member, Kate, after my workout. We were discussing some new exercises and nutrition. Brian mentioned that I didn’t need to worry so much about the order of the exercises. Kate abruptly cut in and said, “Brian, this is Rhonda. …
Last week I shared that while on vacation, I wrote in my journal, “Why can’t I have the peace I feel on vacation when I get home?” I looked over that journal entry and I want to share a little more of what I wrote. “Peace just closes around me. I’m tucked in the treetops. …
The word fitness used to make me think of the gym and working out. I would break out in hives just entertaining the thought of entering a gym and sweating in front of other people. I was sure that everyone would be watching me thinking I didn’t belong. I convinced myself I had to be …
I like to walk for exercise and stress release. My normal walk is about 3 miles. I live in the country, so the road is quiet and weaves among woods and fields. It rises and falls. It reminds me of life. There are highs and there are lows. There are parts of the journey that …
Last week I shared what I planned to leave behind in 2021. As promised, this week I am sharing the commitments I made to myself for 2022. In Pennsylvania, we observe daylight savings time. That means that every March, we “spring forward” an hour. That’s a euphemism for we lose an hour of sleep but …