Author: Rhonda Schrock

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Nov 16, 2018

The political post that isn’t (I voted for Trump)

I voted for Donald Trump. There. I said it. I could list the reasons. Things like national security and protecting our borders. Lowering taxes and boosting business. Respect for our

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Oct 27, 2018

Kept beneath His wings

“He shall cover thee with His feathers, and under His wings shalt thou trust.” In autumn’s chill light, the ancient words fall like quiet rain upon my listening ear. In

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Oct 12, 2018

From “Girl, Shamed” to “Girl, Grateful”

I am a survivor of sexual abuse. (I first wrote about it here. ) I can remember the day it finally came out of my mouth. In utter desperation, I

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Oct 02, 2018

As Washington burns, America’s farmers hold the line

FacebookTwitterGoogle+DiggPinterestBlogger “Day is dying in the west.” By a quiet country road, we’re walking in evening’s light. Dust of very earth, it billows, clouds rolling, as a great, red combine

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Sep 19, 2018

My body’s not an ornament, it’s a vehicle

“Your body is not an ornament, it is a vehicle to your dreams.” – Taryn Brumfitt I’ve been thinking on these powerful words again lately. “My body is not an

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Sep 14, 2018

People in cars

In the place where folks meet and greet; where conversations ebb and flow. Where machines whir and my favorite scent ribbons through the air, I see them. From my spot

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Sep 11, 2018

In the face of evil, I still choose hope

Seventeen years ago today, evil came calling. On a bright September day, our sense of safety and security right here in our own homeland was obliterated. Blown up at the

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Sep 05, 2018

Why I’m “leaving the church” and going out

It just might have been the oddest offer of hospitality I’d ever heard. “I’m gonna go roll a joint. Anybody want one?” And he disappeared into the night. As a

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Jul 27, 2018

Like masculinity, femininity can be toxic, too

It was some months ago that it hit. Like a tsunami breaking ashore, the #metoo movement swept across lines; geographical, political, cultural, and religious, exposing the rot to the light. As

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Jul 11, 2018

When you need to launch your “Moses” on the Nile

Popping in this morning with a quick, kinda heavy word. This won’t be for all of you, but the ones who are needing it will know it’s for them. So

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