Author Archives: Rosalind C Hughes

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About Rosalind C Hughes

Rosalind C Hughes is an Episcopal priest, poet, and author living near the shores of Lake Erie. After growing up in England and Wales, and living briefly in Singapore, she is now settled in Ohio. Rosalind is the author of A Family Like Mine: Biblical Stories of Love, Loss, and Longing , and Whom Shall I Fear? Urgent Questions for Christians in an Age of Violence, both from Upper Room Books. She loves the lake, misses the ocean, and is finally coming to terms with snow.

Memory

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Rosalind C Hughes

Sirens, sharks and sharp rocks threaten shipwreck; gentle waves promise peace; but water bends light, re-shaping and re-sizing, scattering and re-collecting the things that lie below. Playful, silvery creatures flash by in shoals, some tame enough to eat from your hand. Some have … Continue reading →

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A prayer life or une vie de priere?

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Rosalind C Hughes

The past two weeks I’ve been constantly on the move (or so it’s seemed). First, to the centre of England and a quiet village and a quaint cottage filled to the rafters with family; then a few glorious days in … Continue reading →

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recycled knitting revisited (again)

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Rosalind C Hughes

For those following along, we began with plastic bag knitting  (https://rosalindhughes.wordpress.com/2011/06/17/a-plastic-story/ ), moved on to a t-shirt cat mat (https://rosalindhughes.wordpress.com/2011/07/18/more-recycled-knitting/), then a t-shirt bag, for which I promised a “proper” pattern once I’d repeated the feat. Here’s the pattern I … Continue reading →

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A gift

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Rosalind C Hughes

Shiny globes strung together to decorate a Christmas spirit; mere baubles, but I wanted them.   My mother loved them, too, so I bought them for her, and, whether out of guilt or generosity,   she said it was the … Continue reading →

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More Recycled Knitting

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Rosalind C Hughes

Following my foray into recycled plastic knitting (https://rosalindhughes.wordpress.com/2011/06/17/a-plastic-story/), I was inspired by friends to try recycled t-shirt knitting. A slightly gentler and more forgiving medium, it’s perfect if you want to knit old stuff into new but find the plastic too rigid and … Continue reading →

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The Promise

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Rosalind C Hughes

This sermon for Pentecost 5, Year A Proper 11, was preached at St Paul’s, Norwalk, OH, 17 July 2011 When we left Jacob last Sunday, he had wrestled with his brother in their mother’s womb, he had tricked his brother … Continue reading →

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July 10 2011 – Year A, Pentecost 4 – Leftover Reflections

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Rosalind C Hughes

A couple of weeks ago, NPR carried a brief story about some research which found that people who use social networking sites, like facebook or twitter, have deeper relationship with the folks around them than people who don’t.* Maybe you’re surprised; … Continue reading →

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Numbers 22

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Rosalind C Hughes

Stubborn as a mule, innocent of irony, hard-headed Balaam   Felt like such an ass, grovelling to the angel, but not the donkey.

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“No matter what”

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Rosalind C Hughes

Last week, sitting in a field at the 2011 Alive Christian Music Festival, I heard a speaker say something quite unexpected: “God loves you, no matter what the Bible says.” It seemed like an odd thing to say, and it certainly … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Plastic – A Toxic Love Story, by Susan Freinkel

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Rosalind C Hughes

Following my adventures with plastic knitting (see previous post), I was fascinated to hear of the publication of Susan Freinkel’s Plastic: A Toxic Love Story (New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011). Freinkel’s journalistic exploration of the history and present and future … Continue reading →

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