Rhonda’s Blog

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Nov 18, 2021

Congratulations, thanks, and a little holiday advice

Thank you to all of you who celebrated the launching of the new website with me! It was like opening a long string of presents, reading your comments each day.

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Nov 15, 2021

Tall probation officer meets the tiny American mother

I’ve just boarded the plane in Atlanta. Behind me, the beautiful city of Boston, and my friends. It’s been a wonderful time of connection, and now I’m going home. Here

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Nov 08, 2021

Welcome to my new home

Welcome to my new home in cyberspace! It was in February or March of this year that I first saw it. One day as I tried to access the blog,

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Sep 10, 2021

The lost boys

In the kitchen of my country home today, the windows are open. Feeling the cool breeze, smelling the fresh air, hearing the sounds of life on The Three, it all

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Sep 09, 2021

No covering can stifle compassion

We’ve traveled to a distant city to meet some friends. After months of lockdowns and isolation, seeing them again is food for the soul and health to the bones. It’s

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Sep 09, 2021

Dear Jonah’s Mom

Dear Mother of Jonah, We have never met, you and I, but I feel a certain kinship with you. Here’s why: we’ve both had running-away boys. You’ve never heard of

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Sep 09, 2021

You’re not a failure, you’re brave

You came to my mind today. You’ve been looking at the hard places in your heart and your story, and you’re feeling weak, deficient, defeated. You well know your limitations,

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Sep 09, 2021

The carrot of Yet

This morning, I cinched up my sturdy Christian underwear and headed out into the tropics, a.k.a. Indiana summer. Running in this heat and humidity is no joke. (But then, I

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Sep 09, 2021

Many sermons require no words

Things are heating up around here. Our Poli-Sci Guy showed up on the back stoop last night, and the revolving door we’ve got keeps on turning. Whoosh. Whoosh. Whoosh. This

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Sep 09, 2021

The couriers that come bearing gifts

I was thinking in the early morning hours about hard times and hard things. And I was thinking how some really big ‘good’ comes through the hardest stuff. As a

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