Easiest and Best Way To Make A Difference and Do Good

by Elisa | May 24, 2020 | Being World Changers, Fair Trade Products, Helping that Doesn't Hurt, Seeking Justice, Ways to Make a Difference

The easiest and best way to make a difference and do good in the world might not be as hard as you thought it was.

What is a Refugee?

by Elisa | May 16, 2020 | Being World Changers, Busy Moms, Children-in-Need, Conflicts, Wars, Genocides and Atrocities, Create Awareness, Family & Relationships, Human Rights, Refugees and Immigration, Seeking Justice

What is a refugee? Here are the basics, simply stated, for everyday people who might want to care

Color Kindness: Challenge For #BetterDays

by Elisa | May 1, 2020 | Being World Changers, Community, Family & Relationships, Giving Back, Personal Growth, Raising Kids, Ways to Make a Difference

You can’t color with charcoal. But you can color kindness for better days ahead. The lines have been set. The world waits in wonder. And now is your chance to move and make a difference with light and beauty. Obviously, I am speaking in metaphors. Most of us are still...

Ode to National Parks

by Elisa | Apr 29, 2020 | Adventure, Family & Relationships, Raising Kids

National Parks, we can’t wait until you reopen! In the meantime as COVID19 continues, we hope the bears enjoy the parks in peace

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...

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...