Ruthlessly Eliminate Hurry

by Elisa | Nov 15, 2019 | Being World Changers, Fully Alive, Leadership, Live Intentionally, Personal Growth

This November, this is my goal–to eliminate hurry. One thing we all have in common is that too often hustle and hurry rule our lives…But hurry and hustle kills life.

Poem: Jealousy is a Carousel

by Elisa | Oct 28, 2019 | Community, Fully Alive, Identity, Safe Spaces

Jealousy is a carousel is a short poem about community, identity and overcoming insecurity to find joy.

Risk Aversion: The Role of Women in Christianity

by Elisa | Oct 27, 2019 | Being World Changers

What do you want to avoid most? As Christians trying to figure out the role of women, we might need to see egalitarian and complementarian perspectives as risk aversion.

*This used to be called the Five Steps To Being a World Changer which you can learn about here* Are there really just five steps to be a world changer, rising up to make a difference? No way! I am with you if your thinking that no one can really claim to distill a...

What is Lament and How It Helps Everyday People Make a Difference

by Elisa | Oct 11, 2019 | Being World Changers, Conflicts, Wars, Genocides and Atrocities, Mental Health, Refugees and Immigration, Safe Spaces, Seeking Justice

The first time I heard it, I asked the same question: What is lament? And why do people who care about justice use it? And the question that feels most important--what does it have to do with me? An everyday person who wants to make a difference in the world? The News...

Start Here If You Want To Help Your Kids Love Others, Live Justly and Make a Difference

by Elisa | Oct 9, 2019 | Busy Moms, Raising Kids, Ways to Make a Difference

For Parents Who Want to Help Their Kids Love Others, Live Justly and Make a Difference One of the things I am asked more than others is how to pass on values to your kids that help them make a difference in the world. So many of us want our kids to care for the poor,...

UnZombie: Loving Someone Out of the Darkness and Back to Life

by Elisa | Oct 2, 2019 | Family & Relationships, Life Purpose, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Recovery, Safe Spaces, Stuff of the Heart

What is it like to live with someone who is suicidal? As Suicide Prevention Awareness should go all year, this is a sneak peak into the unique relationship between my housemate and I as she was loved “out of the darkness” – raw and real look inside of our Safe Tribe

SMART Goals Challenge

by Elisa | Sep 23, 2019 | Leadership, Live Intentionally, Personal Growth, Productivity

SMART GOALS SMART goals aren't just a cool fad, but are actually an incredible way to help us live intentionally as rising leaders, busy parents, and people who are making a difference in the world. This week I am doing a SMART goal challenge on social media as I...

Your Secret Formula For Life-Change

by Elisa | Sep 22, 2019 | Discipleship Tools, Life Purpose, Live Intentionally, Personal Growth, Spiritual Discipleship, Uncategorized

What creates life-change? In this post, not only will I give you the secret formula for life-change, but I am also giving you an invitation to join me to help you become who you are meant to be and make the difference you are born to make. What Doesn't Change Lives:...

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

June Social Good Awareness, Advocacy, and Activism Days

Want to make doing good easier? Create awareness? Take advantage of the resources out there during the month through June’s themes and advocacy days. Instead of reinventing the wheel, we simply join in with what is already...