Journal Through Change Challenge: Pandemic Processing

by Elisa | Apr 23, 2020 | Fully Alive, Life Purpose, Live Intentionally, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Safe Spaces

Scrolling hours mindlessly through social media. Watching Tiger King (again). Snapped again at the kids because they can’t get their dang school from home project done. You keep hiding in the bathroom. It is 4pm. Your morning coffee has been reheated ten times....

New Standard: Just Show Up

by Elisa | Apr 17, 2020 | Busy Moms, Family & Relationships, Fully Alive, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Safe Spaces, Spiritual Discipleship

Life has changed. There is a new standard. It is to just show up. Here is how.

Still Making A Difference In A Pandemic Through A Dress

by Elisa | Apr 7, 2020 | Being World Changers, Create Awareness, Giving Back, Human Trafficking, Personal Growth, Seeking Justice, Your Stories

This is a guest post from my fellow writer, Sarah Butterfield, about still making a difference during COVID-19 through Blackout Trafficking. I was so glad she was able to share her story, because I for one, relate! [wd_hustle id="6" type="embedded"/] I met Elisa...

The Ordinary and Extraordinary little black dress

by Elisa | Apr 6, 2020 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Busy Moms, Family & Relationships, Human Rights, Human Trafficking, Identity, Life Purpose, Personal Growth, Safe Spaces, Seeking Justice, United States, Ways to Make a Difference

Last month, before Coronavirus took over in all its attention-needing glory, I wrote a piece for the online magazine, Grit and Grace Project. Thanks to COVID-19, it got lost in the shuffle for both of us, but even though it is a little later for you to join Blackout...

Poetry: Cracking Jar

by Elisa | Apr 6, 2020 | Mental Health, Safe Spaces, Spiritual Discipleship, Stuff of the Heart

Through my cracking jar Old and falling apart Let light Expand Breaking past This crippled man, My frail humanity I've driven out at dusk and fog Moving slowly As the glowing orb falls Lights taper down away, Gone to bed But building up in me Where I am dead Radiate...

Human Trafficking Meets COVID-19

by Elisa | Mar 31, 2020 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Children-in-Need, Create Awareness, Hard Conversations, Human Rights, Human Trafficking, Leadership, Safe Spaces, Seeking Justice, Sex Trafficking, United States

What is happening with trafficking and the coronavirus? Here are some changes in the anti-trafficking world as human trafficking meets COVID-19.

Freedom of Movement: Phobias, Wanderlust, Quarantine and Modern Slavery

by Elisa | Mar 26, 2020 | Being World Changers

How many of you love living in quarantine for COVID-19? Having wanderlust and some weird phobias myself, I definitely do not! Now, how many of you think of modern slavery (or human trafficking) in connection to freedom of movement? I'm guessing not many of us, even...

Five Healthy Ways To Cope With Change From The Coronavirus

by Elisa | Mar 22, 2020 | Fully Alive, Global Health, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Safe Spaces, Spiritual Discipleship, Stuff of the Heart

Everyday I ask myself how I can serve you. It is difficult to know what concerns you the most as all our lives have been shaken by COVID-19. One thing that has stood out to me is that we need healthy ways to cope with coronavirus changes. This is what I'm hearing this...

20 Ways To Love Others During COVID-19

by Elisa | Mar 19, 2020 | Being World Changers, Global Health, Seeking Justice, United States, Ways to Make a Difference

I put together a list of 20 Ways to Love Others During the COVID-19 because I think we need it. From what I can see, we are all a little thrown off-guard, want to help, and aren't sure what to do. *Note, since writing this I've been adding more ideas on how...

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

Understanding Terms for Poor Nations vs. Rich Nations

Terms of Poverty Whether in public political addresses or in pleas from non-profits, we have all heard some of these terms thrown around at some point or another. But just because we can infer their general meaning, I...