by Elisabeth | Apr 20, 2015 | divorce, friendship, heart
I recently wrote about women struggling to get over their ex- or soon-to-be-ex-husbands (something we all have done) and in that post, I said this: “Your ex-husband is no longer your friend. Not only does he no longer have access to your heart, you no longer have the...
by Elisabeth | Apr 9, 2015 | Church, divorce, friendship, pain
Oh man, this one is so tough. It’s tough to live through and it’s tough for me to write about, for a handful of reasons. One, I had friends get divorced before my divorce, and I was judgy and distant. Two, I got divorced and had friends who were judgy and distant....
by Elisabeth | Mar 26, 2015 | Church, friendship, wholeness
Question from a reader: “As someone who has been through an abusive relationship and now offers counseling words to others facing the same issue, I have a question: how do you do it? I have a friend in an abusive relationship who comes to me for counsel; it’s...
by Elisabeth | Sep 11, 2014 | Church, friendship, single moms
Being a single mom is hard. It’s physically hard, emotionally hard, and spiritually hard. We battle loneliness, insecurities, doubts, and fear, and we do so, for the most part, all on our own. Single moms need your help. Here are ten ways you can reach out to...
by Elisabeth | Aug 20, 2014 | friendship, pain, wholeness
I know someone who has miscarried. I know someone whose husband was killed in a car accident. I know someone whose husband died of cancer. I know someone who had breast cancer. I know someone who is adjusting to being an adoptive mother. I know someone who is...
by Elisabeth | Apr 25, 2014 | businessy stuff, Church, difficult marriage, divorce, friendship, healing, redemption
So, I was on my sweet little private Facebook group for hard Christian marriages the other day and one gal mentioned that she had asked her pastor if she could start a support group for women in difficult marriages. She said he looked at her like she was talking...
