Several years ago I should have listened when the Lord told me to slow down and create some margin in my life, but I didn’t because I didn’t know how to stop working so hard. There were obvious signs that I needed rest. For example, I avoided places where I knew I would see friends. [...]
Discomfort and reward are not always exclusive. Discomfort sometimes accompanies me when I write. The blank page that must be filled and a prayer that I’ll somehow, some way have something worthy to say is behind every sentence, every semicolon, every period. But great reward always replaces discomfort once the puzzle pieces of thoughts and [...]
