by Elisabeth | May 14, 2019 | emotions, faith, healing, heart, pain, parenting, redemption, single moms, wholeness
About five minutes ago, I gave birth to my daughter and then about five minutes later, I gave birth to my son. And about three minutes ago, I walked my daughter to kindergarten. Sara was clinging to my legs as we stood in line on the playground. I leaned down and...
by Elisabeth | Sep 29, 2014 | difficult marriage, divorce, parenting, single moms
I made a stark realization recently that left me very humbled. It came to my attention through a combination of a dear friend and the Holy Spirit that what I write may affect my children at some point, if not now. I hate to say it, but that was brand new information...
by Elisabeth | Sep 8, 2014 | parenting
I have a friend who is unable to see her children on a regular basis. This is a reality that I cannot even imagine living in. My heart breaks for her. Her hands are tied and there is little she can do but pray for them, think about them, leave them voicemails and...
by Elisabeth | Aug 18, 2014 | emotions, parenting, single moms
So a few months ago, I was in a funk. My life, as I knew it, felt very strange to me. Where I could typically see the road ahead a bit, I saw only fuzzy murkiness. (I hate fuzzy murkiness.) Usually, when I swing in and out of moods or my hormones go up and down,...
by Elisabeth | Aug 11, 2014 | difficult marriage, parenting
You’d think my trickiest mothering season would’ve been transitioning from being a married mom to a single mom when I went through my divorce a couple years ago. And don’t get me wrong, that was hard, and it still can be challenging to navigate all this on my own....
