by Elisabeth | Feb 16, 2023 | emotions, faith, heart, wholeness
I wrote the following post towards the end of my first marriage. Part of me doesn’t even recognize let alone remember that version of me and the amount of pain I was living in. But when we are in pain, and when things don’t seem to be getting better for a...
by Elisabeth | Feb 2, 2023 | emotions, faith, healing, heart, pain, wholeness
Back when my first marriage was hanging by a thread, had someone said to me, We need you to agree to the following: eight adults will know every detail of your life and marriage; you will have to meet with two counselors, two mentors and a mediator weekly, along with...
by Elisabeth | Dec 15, 2022 | emotions, faith, holidays
I’ve been reading the first two chapters of the Gospel of Luke this month as I prepare my heart for Christmas. And I found something that surprised me. In the one hundred and thirty-two verses of those two chapters, an angel tells three different people to not be...
by Elisabeth | Dec 8, 2022 | divorce, faith, holidays
I’ve caught myself saying things like this over the past month: I desperately need Christmas this year, and I’m holding out for the miracle, and I need the arrival. But what does that even mean? How can I be waiting on something – or Someone – who already came?...
by Elisabeth | Dec 1, 2022 | faith, holidays
Advent. I love this word even though I was not raised in a tradition that observes it. A simple glance at the dictionary shows me why it resonates with me. n. a coming into place, view, or being; arrival A coming into. We head into the holiday season and into the...
by Elisabeth | Nov 17, 2022 | faith, holidays, pain, wholeness
We all know deep down that we are more blessed than we acknowledge, so I’m laying down a challenge to you, my sweet readers. Some of you may be weary these days, not wanting another list of things to do, but some of you might be up for the task. So this year,...