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The gift of silence

On September 19, 2021September 19, 2021 By RosinaIn Hearing God, Inner Life3 Comments

After an especially stressful day of work at the hospital, I often find myself postponing my return to our home in town and driving out into the country. Will and I have forty acres of land in the beautiful Gyp Hills a few miles outside town. On our land bordered by hills and a tree-lined …

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On my old street

On April 2, 2021April 2, 2021 By RosinaIn Inner Life, Our Town7 Comments

I drove down my old street where I used to live, and it made me sad. My street was more decrepit than I remembered. Awkwardly perched between the solidarity of winter and the freshness of spring, the trees and yards lay cold and bare and brown. Without their summer shroud of greenery, the houses stood …

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bittersweet

On March 7, 2020March 7, 2020 By RosinaIn Inner Life10 Comments

Thank you to all of you who kindly offered advice on dealing with winter. Spring is slowly coming; I feel it in the air. Days of warm, windy weather are mixing in with the cold spells, and certainly the green cannot stay away for long! Today is one of those warm, windy days. I'm sitting …

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Desert places

On February 20, 2019February 20, 2019 By RosinaIn Inner Life2 Comments

Snow falling and night falling fast, oh, fast In a field I looked into going past, And the ground almost covered smooth in snow, But a few weeds and stubble showing last. The woods around it have it--it is theirs. All animals are smothered in their lairs. I am too absent-spirited to count; The loneliness …

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Enduring the cross, despising the shame

On July 14, 2018July 14, 2018 By RosinaIn Inner Life4 Comments

If I were to try to convince someone to become a Christian, shame is not a quality I would advertise. I would probably talk about the wonderful sense of being set free from guilt, the comforting presence of a communicating God, and the indescribable joy of Spirit-infused life. Not shame. Certain verses have come alive …

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Those who sow in tears

On April 15, 2018April 15, 2018 By RosinaIn Hearing God, Inner Life6 Comments

On a Thursday morning about a year ago, I received one text after another saying a variation of the same message: "We won't be coming to small group tonight." The house was cleaned (no small feat with my little children), the shopping was done and the food was made, and Will had a lesson prepared. …

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Let us run with patience

On February 19, 2018February 19, 2018 By RosinaIn Hearing God, Inner Life, Our Town15 Comments

Laughter regularly splashes over my life, such as when my three-year-old mischievously puts his clean clothes in the fridge, and when my six-year-old exclaims, "Mama look in the mirror! Your eyebrows are bushy." I find joy in new friendships and new opportunities. I am forever grateful for a good family and a cozy nest to …

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My eternal home

On February 2, 2018February 2, 2018 By RosinaIn Family and Friends, Hearing God, Inner Life, Our Town20 Comments

When Will and I got married, we bought a dear little three-acre patch of overgrown property in the country. A crumbling-down house stood in one corner of the lot, and most of the rest of the area was covered with trees--a luxury for Kansas. We cleared out a space in the trees and moved in …

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He came into the mess

On December 25, 2017December 25, 2017 By RosinaIn Family and Friends, Hearing God, Inner Life6 Comments

This year, the Advent season felt totally wrong. To start off, our family was sick for the first two weeks. Instead of being Mary in the Kid's Club Christmas program, my daughter laid listlessly on the couch, her little body burning up with fever. Mostly due to the sickness, Will and I didn't join an …

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My mama at midnight

On February 19, 2017February 19, 2017 By RosinaIn Family and Friends, Inner Life2 Comments

When I was small, I often woke up in the middle of the night with joint pain, especially in my knees. If I could get warm enough by piling on extra blankets, the pain sometimes diminished so that I could fall asleep again. Many times my best efforts failed; the pain increased until I couldn't …

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