Author: Elisa

Magnificant: Mary’s Poem Rewritten

Posted by Elisa | Dec 29, 2021 | Fully Alive, Human Rights, Live Intentionally, Lupus and Autoimmune Disease, Personal Growth, Seeking Justice, Spiritual Discipleship, Stuff of the Heart |

Elisa Johnston’s rewrites Mary’s Song, the Magnificant

3 Questions Know What To do With Needs: An Example Based on Afghan Refugees

Posted by Elisa | Dec 28, 2021 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Children-in-Need, Conflicts, Wars, Genocides and Atrocities, Create Awareness, Giving Back, Live Intentionally, Personal Growth, Refugees and Immigration, Seeking Justice, United States, Ways to Make a Difference |

Three questions to ask when confronted by needs, like these of Afghan refugees in my area

Poem: The In-Between (Lupus in Pregnancy #8)

Posted by Elisa | Dec 22, 2021 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Busy Moms, Community, Family & Relationships, Fully Alive, Hard Conversations, Life Purpose, Live Intentionally, Lupus and Autoimmune Disease, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Productivity, Recovery, Safe Spaces, Spiritual Discipleship, Stuff of the Heart |

No one likes being in the in-between seasons of life. I might be a justice seeker, but what does...

#NoHustleNovember and SYSTEMIC Lupus #1

Posted by Elisa | Dec 22, 2021 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Busy Moms, Community, Family & Relationships, Fully Alive, Hard Conversations, Kindness, Life Purpose, Lupus and Autoimmune Disease, Personal Growth, Raising Kids, Recovery, Safe Spaces, Spiritual Discipleship, Stuff of the Heart, Ways to Make a Difference |

Being admitted to the hospital wasn’t exactly how I expected to start No Hustle November,...

Poem: I hate This (Lupus and Pregnancy Update #7)

Posted by Elisa | Dec 22, 2021 | Being World Changers, Lupus and Autoimmune Disease |

I hate this. I want to get better. The Psalms are filled with lament, grief, acceptance, and...

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