Understanding Foster Care As Changemakers

by Elisa | Aug 21, 2021 | Being World Changers, Busy Moms, Children-in-Need, Community, Family & Relationships, Fully Alive, Hard Conversations, Human Trafficking, Personal Growth, Raising Kids, Safe Spaces, Seeking Justice, Ways to Make a Difference, Your Voice on Racism

Have you ever thought “I wonder if we should foster?” or on the flip-side, “I could never foster?” Karly addresses all of this in our #JusticeDaily interview to give us understanding on foster care

How To Foster Generosity

by Elisa | Jul 30, 2021 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Busy Moms, Children-in-Need, Family & Relationships, Giving Back, Helping that Doesn't Hurt, Kindness, Personal Growth, Raising Kids, Seeking Justice, Ways to Make a Difference

How do we foster generosity in our home, community and world? In this interview with Leah at A Generous Life, we can get a lot of tips on how.

Ten Tools To Raise World Changers

by Elisa | Jul 15, 2021 | Being World Changers, Busy Moms, Community, Family & Relationships, Raising Kids, Seeking Justice, Ways to Make a Difference

Here are some resources on Average Advocate to empower you to raise world changers

Poetry: Soli Deo Gloria

by Elisa | Jul 13, 2021 | Being World Changers

Poem about restoration and multiplication; Soli Deo Gloria

How Stories Heal Us and Prevent Burnout for World Changers

by Elisa | Jul 8, 2021 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Discipleship Tools, Fully Alive, Hard Conversations, Human Trafficking, Identity, Leadership, Live Intentionally, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Recovery, Safe Spaces, Spiritual Discipleship, Stuff of the Heart, United States, Women's Empowerment, Your Stories

Working through our own stories and triggers are essential as we make a difference if we want to be fully alive and prevent burnout. Check out this interview covering this.

One: Poetry About Hope in Injustice

by Elisa | Jul 1, 2021 | Being World Changers, Fully Alive, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Recovery, Safe Spaces, Spiritual Discipleship, Stuff of the Heart

A poem about hope and healing in the midst of oppression.

Artisan Fair Trade Made Simple: Trades of Hope

by Elisa | Jun 22, 2021 | Being World Changers, Create Awareness, Ethical Fashion, Fair Trade Products, Global Health, Helping that Doesn't Hurt, Human Trafficking, Poverty, Seeking Justice, Sex Trafficking, Socially Conscious Brands, Ways to Make a Difference, Women's Empowerment

Ready to learn how to do fair trade simply? Learn all about fair trade, rising up and Trades of Hope with Stephanie and Elisa

Bringing Home Juneteenth

by Elisa | Jun 17, 2021 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Create Awareness, Human Rights, Identity, Safe Spaces, Seeking Justice, United States, Ways to Make a Difference, Your Voice on Racism

What is Juneteenth? Here’s why celebrating freedom can be a good thing!

VISITING El Barrio Logan

by Elisa | Jun 13, 2021 | Adventure, Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Being World Changers, Busy Moms, Create Awareness, Family & Relationships, Human Rights, Identity, Raising Kids, Refugees and Immigration, Safe Spaces, Seeking Justice, United States

I took my kids to visit El Barrio Logan. In so many ways, it felt like I had come home. We were out exploring in the city, on the type of adventure we haven't done since COVID-19 began. Beginning in Chicano Park, we began walking through this local site known for...

Adventure

Swamp Wisdom: An Ecclesiastes on Human Rights

Ever heard of ancient King Solomon? He was said to be the wisest of them all as he philosophized...

Busy Moms, Community, Family & Relationships, Raising Kids

Identity Crisis #3467 – My Messy Beautiful

The other day, my daughter was excitedly expressing her admiration of the teachers and helpers at her school. I usually resist the temptation to to ask my kids what they want to be when they grow up because at some point in my...

Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Mental Health, Recovery, Safe Spaces

What to Do With that Blasted Holy Discontent (I used to be a radical)

I used to be a radical. I used to be a radical–until I wasn’t. After high school, I...

Ethical Fashion, Fair Trade Products, Giving Back, Socially Conscious Brands

Responding to Injustice With Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn

Do our responses to social issues reflect trauma responses? If so, how can we help ourselves to help others better?

Children-in-Need, Clean Water, Conflicts, Wars, Genocides and Atrocities, Global Health, Good Charities, Helping that Doesn't Hurt, Human Rights, Poverty, Refugees and Immigration, Seeking Justice, United States

Spectrum of Belief About Justice Issues: Art of Advocacy

Not everyone shares the same beliefs, so using the Spectrum of Belief graph helps us to have healthy conversations about justice that aren't so black and white.