An Encounter with a Stranger
It was another gorgeous summer morning—the city awash with bright sunlight against a backdrop of blue skies. I was heading down the...
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ckarosa
Sep 242 min
Who's Building Your House?
Have you ever found yourself in a period of expectancy? Of waiting? Of knowing that the Lord is going to take you into a new season of life
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Feb 42 min
An Astonishing Invitation: Could It Be Too Good to Be True?
Imagine a grocery store advertisement that trumpets: No money? No problem! Come have whatever you like—buy without money and without...
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ckarosa
Jan 252 min
A Well-Watered Life: Trusting and Flourishing in Jesus
Every time I visit my husband's native land of Brazil, I marvel as my eye beholds its lush vegetation at every turn. Have you ever seen a...
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ckarosa
Jan 182 min
My Big Comfy Couch: Nothing Better than Spending Time with Jesus
The Big Comfy Couch was a children's show that first aired in 1992. I was a little too old for it, but I remember the commercials—the...
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ckarosa
Jan 103 min
Last Night I Witnessed a Miracle: God Is Still in the Business of Answering Prayer
Last night I witnessed a miracle. No one was healed from an incurable disease or rose from the dead, but it was a miracle nonetheless....
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ckarosa
Jan 32 min
Complete Confidence in the Face of Fear
Do you remember Prince Caspian, the movie based on the fourth book in the Narnia series? Well into the film, the Narnians, under the...
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ckarosa
Dec 27, 20232 min
In What (or Whom) Do You Trust?
Years ago a friend and his family came over for dinner. As we sat around the table sharing food and conversation, the wooden chair he was...
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ckarosa
Dec 20, 20232 min
Mary: First-Century Feminist or Submissive Servant?
A few weeks ago, we took our kids to watch a much-anticipated new movie of the Christmas story. We found our seats, dug into paper bags...
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ckarosa
Dec 13, 20232 min
Joseph: An Unsung Hero
When I was in kindergarten, I received a sweet little book called, Thank You, God for Christmas. Each page of the story thanks God for...
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ckarosa
Oct 4, 20232 min
The Game of Life: What's it All About?
Do you remember that board game, The Game of Life? The game where you made your way around the twists and turns of the board, obtaining a...
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ckarosa
Sep 12, 20233 min
A Place of Belonging: Where Everybody Knows Your Name
Do you remember the theme song to the sitcom “Cheers” for those of us who are old enough? I was young when the show was on and all I...
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ckarosa
Jun 26, 20233 min
My Cancer Story, Part 1: My Worst Fears Were Realized
This is the day my worst fears were realized. Four years ago today. The day I found out that I had cancer—June 26, 2019, the day before...
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ckarosa
Jun 23, 20234 min
More Encouragement for Overwhelmed Moms
Do you remember when your kids were little? Those years from newborn to preschooler? When the days were long and you wondered how you’d...
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ckarosa
Jun 15, 20235 min
Overwhelmed by My Three Blessings: Encouragement for Overwhelmed Moms
Overwhelmed. Have you ever felt it? When your plate is not just full, but heaping precariously, threatening to topple at the slightest...
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ckarosa
Jun 11, 20233 min
A Miracle Boy and Hope in Hard Times
It's been awhile since I last wrote. I've been asking the Lord, "What's next?" While waiting for an answer, He’s been working on my...
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ckarosa
Apr 11, 20233 min
The Day the Bomb Dropped: Is There Hope in Prenatal Diagnosis?
A couple of weeks ago I shared about the day we found out we were having boy/girl twins. We were so excited! But then the doctor put a...
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ckarosa
Apr 5, 20233 min
Moses, a Reluctant Leader: Learning to Trust a Big God
I’ve been thinking about the story of Moses lately. I’ve always felt a special connection with Moses in his reluctance to do what God...
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ckarosa
Mar 23, 20232 min
The Big Gender Reveal (and a Prenatal Diagnosis)
Have you ever been so excited you couldn’t contain it? You felt the energy buzzing, tingling through every limb of your body, a smile...
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ckarosa
Mar 21, 20233 min
Oh Boy! A Perfectly Unplanned Pregnancy
Yesterday I started to share about the birth of my twins in 2017. Today I want to take us back to when I found out I was pregnant with my...
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