Posts by Rebecca Onkar
Who Am I?
Once I was a wife. A wife and a missionary. For years, I identified myself as these things. Then one day that identity was gone, and I suddenly needed to answer the question: Who am I? Three years ago, I became a separated woman. I was a broken person in charge of mothering four little…
Keep Reading...“Turn It Up, Mom!”
One of my greatest delights is standing between my children in church and hearing their sweet voices join mine in worship. Now before you get the wrong idea, my two little ones are experts at disturbing these idyllic moments. Let’s be honest here, it’s not unusual for me to lose a child during the worship…
Keep Reading...When Everything is Not Awesome
Everything is not always awesome. If you’ve been a mother for any amount of time you’ve probably experienced your child being hurt. Not physically hurt, although that happens often enough, but hurt emotionally. Recently my teenage daughter texted me and asked to be picked up early from a school event. Once home she asked me…
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