When tragedy strikes and grief fills your heart, very often you find yourself evaluating your life, the purpose behind what you do. You understand better your own mortality and suddenly the “why” behind what you do becomes clearer and more important. I have had such an epiphany. I know that over the past couple of…
She stood there lost in her own thought as the worship service was going on. I have seen that look over and again; the face of the wife whose heart, womb and hands yearns for a child of her own. I thought of what she was going through tears filled up my eyes. Not…
We are told that we are the author of our own life story. “So make it a good one”, they say. We are told that our children are blank slates, and we as parents write on their hearts through our parenting and through our “present-ness” in their lives. But do we actually wield this much…
Why do I write here at A Little R & R? Why do I sometimes use provocative titles for my blog posts? Do I seek to please men? Why am I so concerned about how many hits I get a day and how many social media followers I receive? Why do the negative comments still sting…
When our hearts are broken and we find ourselves in an unhealthy balance of grieving: Either becoming overwhelmed by deep sorrow or finding ways to escape the raw emotions that threaten to overtake us…. we need to find true and lasting comfort. There is only place where we can find true comfort for our broken…
Is there such a thing as perfect peace? I know many think it’s a pipe dream. Utopia. Nirvana. But can you actually have perfect peace? Perfect peace? What is perfect peace? It is a peace that remains steady and strong even in the most devastating circumstances because perfect peace doesn’t come from outside sources, but from the…
