by Elisabeth | May 14, 2021 | emotions, healing, heart, pain, wholeness
One of the number one phrases I hear from the women I work with is this: “I am feeling {fill-in-the-blank}…is that normal?” I don’t care what emotion or feeling they have just confessed to having, I ALWAYS answer, “Whatever you are feeling is normal. Seriously,...
by Elisabeth | Apr 30, 2021 | healing, heart, wholeness
The other day, out of the blue, I heard myself say outloud, “You’re fifty years old. It’s ridiculous that you’re still struggling with these things from your childhood.” The last time I was about to attend a family function, my body was letting me know that despite...
by Elisabeth | Apr 16, 2021 | 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 | Apr 2, 2021 | businessy stuff, coaching, difficult marriage, divorce, e-course, healing, heart, redemption, wholeness
The question posed from my heart to the LORD’s: what do you want me to do with the rest of my life? Perhaps more specifically, is it time to end my ministry? I decided to take some time off from my work to take a look at my current malaise, weariness and...
by Elisabeth | Mar 12, 2021 | difficult marriage, emotions, faith, heart, pain
During my difficult marriage, I had a hard heart. My heart was hard and cold and wounded and tired and done. Not hard to God. Not cold toward my family or friends. But closed off to the one I once loved most. During my second-to-last Lenten season of my first...
by Elisabeth | Sep 4, 2020 | heart, parenting
In just a few days, my son will walk to the front door with his final box under his arm. He may ask if I want the house key back, I’ll tell him to keep it. He’ll stand there for a moment, because he will know that I will require one more hug. One last hug. Not the...
