Blog Taifa Smith Butler Reality Check: Stilling the Heart During a Tumultuous Season December 28, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Taifa Smith Butler Posted by Taifa S. Butler Newtown, Connecticut. Without saying anything else, I’m sure many hearts—like mine— fill with sadness thinking about the senseless violence that befell 27 precious souls at Sandy Hook Elementary School earlier this month. In the aftermath of most tragedies, we focus a great deal of attention on the devastation itself. But […] Read more »