A Heart-to-Heart Thanksgiving
By Brenda Jank With grief and gratitude pulling my heart in opposite directions, I will be “hitting pause” this Thanksgiving to go face-to-face with Jesus, as I ponder and pray through the last 12 months. I have …
Summer is Here!
By Brenda Jank For some, summer can be a time to hit pause, catch our breath, and survey the inner chambers of our hearts. To set the stage for a deep dive and great joy, we are …
A Well-Rested New Year
By Michelle Hoffschneider As we say goodbye to the challenges of the past year, it’s time to pause, reflect, and start the New Year rejuvenated. At RHRW we truly understand the significance of both work and rest. …
Snowfall Pause
By Emily Vandyke “Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”Psalm 46:10 The first snowfall of the year is nothing short of magical: …
The Art of Doing Nothing
by Michelle Hoffschneider Time is the most precious and overdrawn resource we all have. We are constantly deciding how to use it best with schedules and plans. With new modern distractions, sleep, stillness, solitude, and sabbath can …
A Face to Face Thank You
by Brenda Jank We have 4 days this week, Thursday through Sunday, that often take us “off the beaten path.”For some … It is the launch into the mad dash toward Christmas. It requires travel – and …
Focus Brings Freedom
Limits and limitations. These 2 words have always made me cringe. I remember, in vivid detail, our journey home after an emergency diagnostic ultrasound of our 7 month old yet-to-be-born-son. The mass on his tiny back told …
Soul Shaping Gifts
COVID has brought loss and tragedy, but through some of our forced stops, new treasures have emerged. Ayanna Jackson is a High School Senior. During her Sophomore year, when Covid shut down schools, she asked her mom …