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 | Feb 26, 2021 | abuse, difficult marriage, pain
Let’s say your husband hits you. Or pushes you. Or slaps you. Or let’s say he has never hit you. But he has forced you – forced you – to have sex when you said no. Or let’s say he hasn’t hit you and he hasn’t forced you to have sex. Let’s say it’s not that obvious....
by Elisabeth | Jan 22, 2021 | emotions, pain
I seem to have a pattern with men (and by pattern I mean that this has happened maybe two or three times in my life). Ready? What they offer me (in my head) isn’t enough. I don’t say this like a diva who thinks she deserves the sun and the moon and stars, because I...
by Elisabeth | Nov 20, 2020 | 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. Every night between now and the end of the year, let’s commit to take at least five minutes to write down the following: -3 good...
by Elisabeth | Oct 16, 2020 | coaching, emotions, faith, healing, pain, wholeness
When we find ourselves in a situation that is painful, frustrating, confusing, maddening or sad, we can either pretend it’s not as bad as it is or we can keep doing what we’re doing hoping something changes on its own. That is what most of us do, and...
by Elisabeth | May 5, 2020 | Church, difficult marriage, divorce, friendship, pain, single moms
This post is for anyone who has a friend (or small group member or congregant or neighbor or family member) who is living in a difficult Christian marriage, or who is going through a divorce, or who is a single mom. You want to help her. You want to support her. But...
