Rhonda’s Blog

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Dec 22, 2008

The Gift of the Child

It’s a law of nature that the greater the darkness is, the more you need a light. Each day, it seems, brings more grim news of job losses and economic

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Dec 15, 2008

Winter ‘bugs’ bring amendment to family charter

The good news today is that winter is here. With it has come that glorious season of Advent, bringing a heavenly hope to a world battered by fear and uncertainty.

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Dec 08, 2008

We need more “Pink Think” around here

Growing up in a family where women outnumbered the men three to two, life seemed pretty fair and balanced. On my father’s side, there were 19 cousins, 12 girls and

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Dec 01, 2008

Criminal or not, you need fresh underpants

Being a survivor is a good thing. And that’s what we are, having survived a five-hour road trip with seven people packed like mackerels in a tin can. Any mother

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Nov 24, 2008

Give thanks – with all your teeth

In case you’ve forgotten the realities of living in a fallen world, you need look no further than your local newspaper or your TV. In recent months, it’s been one

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Nov 17, 2008

I earned a sociology degree over by the newsstand

You don’t need to set foot on a college campus anymore to get a liberal arts education. All you have to do is to browse the aisles of your local

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Nov 10, 2008

Was that a sandwich I ate back in ’76?

Thank God for mothers. No matter how old you get to be, it seems you always need one. As long as I’ve been married, I’ve lived far away from mine.

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Nov 03, 2008

Sometimes you vote, sometimes you don’t

Tomorrow is a big day. It’s the day that we get to exercise that great right of American citizenship – the right to vote. It’s also a day of liberation

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Oct 31, 2008

The First Column

The super cool and very special thing (to me, anyway) about this particular article is that it was first published in September 2007 in my hometown newspaper, The Hutch News,

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Oct 27, 2008

I found insecurity in the toothpaste aisle

Now, I have brushed religiously for years. I get the concept. I know about plaque and cavities. The boys know that I know about plaque and cavities, thanks to my

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