Category: Rhonda’s Ramblings (Page 5 of 10)

Dearest Josh,

We can’t let this day go by without saying Happy Birthday! It was a snowy Iowa morning that dawned with your Dad exclaiming, “it’s a BOY!” as you were raised to lay on my tummy a short 29 years ago. The pride of you being our son will never change! The anticipation of seeing that handsome smile, the glint in your dark brown eyes, hearing your laughter, excitement over your newest invention and/or getting a warm hug from those long strong arms will never cease. Though we can’t be together today, I had to say that Dad and I prayed for God to draw you close to His heart, bless you immeasurably and release angels to keep you safe. Trusting that he will give you the grace and strength to continue your internship and go to school full time.

To your continued success and happiness – We will love you always! Mom

Happy New Year to you all! May this find you walking in the rich blessing of goals already met, dreams dreamed and are in the process of being implemented. I write this morning to say that we still love you and that we are moving towards not being so reclusive. I have been noticeably absent from our website for some time. I apologize. Matt has done a good job keeping you up on most of the family current events. We have been immersed in moving, going back to school, sending Kristina off to CA, my early December trip to Iowa, and the holiday preparations. All of those activities culminated on Christmas Day which I spent in bed. Not because I was sick but because I was just plain exhausted. I had been going, going since early summer with no real breathing room. Matt and I both became cave dwellers! With no family in town for the holidays, Matt and I decided to decline offers of fellowship and spend our first Christmas Day alone in 31 years. We did spend Christmas Eve with Josh and Selenda as I wrote about in December’s post and had two nice times with our neighbor, Donna Renea over the holiday week. Her laughter is contagious and was excellent medicine for our healing souls. It felt odd not to be in the middle of a lively celebration but it was good in a whole different way. Neither of us had the soul energy to be ‘good company’ to anyone. Continue reading

We keep ‘family history’ here on the website so I want to record my mad dash to IA. I finished finals on the first Thursday of December and headed off to Iowa feeling like Santa with my trunk and back seat full of presents. It was a lovely, snowy Colorado picture perfect morning as I began to head east. Little did I know that I would drive the entire 750 miles to the Farm in unlovely snow, ice, freezing fog, and almost every other form of precipitation imaginable. The entire trip the temperature was a constant 19 – 21 degrees. No greater variance – it was the craziest thing! As the day waned, I stopped often to scrape off the headlights and windshield. The miles north of Kansas City were the longest, most dangerous, and arduous. By the time, I arrived in Iowa, I had been driving for over 12 hours and on the road for 14. One and a half inches of ice covered the front of the Caddy! This was BEFORE the ice storm! Continue reading

You have read about our snowshoeing adventures and those have been awesome times with Matt and Kristina. Being out enjoying this lovely Colorado landscape is a large part of why we came. I have not had the opportunity to use my shoes as much as I had hoped. I have made some early morning trips to the ‘backyard’. Some in the moonlight, which is always beyond stellar for me. Deer are prevalent in the neighborhood this winter and we are often scaring one another as either Abby or I surprise them. Continue reading

Treasured Friends and Family, it has been a long time since I wrote and Matt has made me sleep in the garage as punishment for neglecting you! Just kidding, of course! The days have gone so fast and life is very different than it was only a month ago so I woke this morning wanting to update you a bit. Matt has given you some fly over events but I need to fill in some blanks. I will attempt to write short articles and keep you up to date more often. I think of many of you and lift you in prayer, trusting that Abba knows what your needs are and that He is faithful to meet and exceed your expectations. He is such a loving Father! Continue reading

As I wake this morning, the unseasonable cold, snowy Colorado weather has reminded me of this same day, 30 years ago. I am thinking of weddings and celebrations of love. I am also thinking of a bride waking to huge sobs that are her own. It is her wedding day. A day girls dream about all their growing up years but this is not the day in her dream. It is extremely cold, snowy, and windy. She was notified yesterday that her wedding rings were lost in the frantic Christmas mail, her veil had not arrived and her dress is not finished. Keep in mind this wedding has been planned in 6 short weeks through the Christmas season. Both the bride and groom are working retail management jobs. Cold weather, snow and holidays can have a big effect on weddings and celebrations of love. This story does have a happy ending but the start was truly a challenging one. There were phone calls; quick shopping trips and lots of tears but the bride and groom were at the church with rings and full regalia in time for the wedding that evening. It had been a long day full of blessings even before we knew the fullness of God’s abiding love. Continue reading

Cannot let this very special day dawn and not send heartfelt blessings out to each of you! This is such a beautiful time of year as we celebrate Christmas. The worship of Yeshua, the Messiah. I trust that you have made time somewhere in this busy season to reflect and soak in His peace. May this morning find you surrounded with friends and family, if not in person, then in spirit. We send you our thoughts, love, and hugs, may you wrap yourself in them and feel their richness. Continue reading