Why I Want Your Old Shoes: Easy Fundraising With Funds2Orgs For An Organization You Love

by Elisa | Dec 28, 2018 | Uncategorized

One of our local anti-trafficking non-profits, The Well Path, recently asked me to collect gently used shoes for them in a supposably an easy fundraising project. This shoe collection is through Funds2Orgs and will help The Well Path reach their goal to buy a home for...

Setting The Foundation For World Change With Love & Resilience

by Elisa | Dec 13, 2018 | Uncategorized

Believing in others is one of the single most powerful ways you can use your influence for good. Why? Because world change can only come from resilience built upon a foundation of unconditional love. Read on to see how this works. When Worth Is Tied to Work I...

How Politics Pushed Me To Only Buy Ethically Sourced Clothes

by Elisa | Nov 6, 2018 | Seeking Justice, Socially Conscious Brands, United States

It might be hard to believe, but it has been two years since our last presidential election. Americans were diced and divided into sides as impenetrable as the Berlin Wall and the only thing we could agree on was that the game of politics in the United States had...

GPS For Success: Redefining What Winning At Life Means To You

by Elisa | Nov 4, 2018 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Fully Alive, Identity, Life Purpose, Live Intentionally, Personal Growth, Stuff of the Heart

Why Should You Define Success? Not everyone considers success the same. Although there are common themes that define success for most people, there are still variations in what individuals, families, and cultures value. For some, it might be owning a home, having a...

Three Ways To Care For Yourself As a Support Person, Sponsor or Friend

by Elisa | Oct 25, 2018 | Art of Advocacy, Ways to Make a Difference

If you are a support person, sponsor or friend to someone who needs continual help, it means you need help too! This week I posted Out of the Darkness: Pain, Suicide Prevention, and Supporting Someone Who is Suicidal. Maybe there is a person in your life that is...

Out of the Darkness: Pain, Prevention, and Supporting Someone Who is Suicidal

by Elisa | Oct 25, 2018 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Create Awareness, Hard Conversations, Identity, Stuff of the Heart

Over the past couple years, someone I mentor almost killed themselves multiple times. True, I've known of others who've committed suicide, been friends (both knowingly and unknowingly) with people who were suicidal, and I've shouldered the grief of another impacted...

24-34: How Much Will You Change For Good In a Decade?

by Elisa | Sep 23, 2018 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Identity

This week I turned 34, but I keep saying I turned 24. The truth is, I don't really feel much different. I mostly feel exactly the same, even though I do see change for good in my life over this decade. Now I realize I am not the sagest person out there, and I know...

The Simple Secret to Changing the World: Love Small; Love Big

by Elisa | Sep 1, 2018 | Being World Changers

Sometimes finding our best role to change the world feels overwhelming. But a friend told me that the next step I gave--love small; love big--while speaking last week really helped him feel like he could move past this feeling of overwhelm and move forward....

Kindness Quest: A Roadtrip of Random Acts of Kindness

by Elisa | Jul 26, 2018 | Adventure, Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Children-in-Need, Community, Create Awareness, Family & Relationships, Giving Back, United States

Road trips are both a regular and vibrant part of my life. Although I would often prefer to travel the world and do humanitarian work or support far-away missions, in this season with young kids my wanderlust is usually sadiated through trips across the country. This...

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

How Politics Pushed Me To Only Buy Ethically Sourced Clothes

It might be hard to believe, but it has been two years since our last presidential election....

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

3 Tips to Be a Peacemaker

When the world is crazy or when we care about something a lot, how do we do advocacy well. Here are three tips to be peacemakers!

Human Trafficking, Sex Trafficking

Want to Bring Freedom to the Exploited (Right Now)?

Ready to do something about exploitation now? Help us find partners or volunteer for Blackout Trafficking!

Leadership

A New Year, They Said: A Poem for Changemakers in January

Its a New Year, and with it, demands for volunteering, ministry, activism, and more more more! This satirical poem addresses giving from fullness and restful changemaking

Spiritual Discipleship

When Our Best Yes Meets Humble Service: When Should Changemakers Clean Toilets?

Often Changemakers find themselves doing the faithful background service of doing things like changing toilets. How to we balance our "best yes" with humility?

Life Purpose, Live Intentionally, Personal Growth, Productivity

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