Bravery in the Mundane (The LBD.Project Story)

by Elisa | Feb 20, 2018 | Identity, Your Stories

Want to hear a little bit about how the LBD.Project started? One thing for sure is that it required a bit of bravery, even though it was born out of an average and mundane time. This week this bit of my story was featured on author Kelly Johnson's blog as part of her...

What To Do With That Blasted Holy Discontent

by Elisa | Feb 18, 2018 | Art of Advocacy, Human Trafficking

What Being Brave, Investment and Storytelling Have In Common

by Elisa | Jan 29, 2018 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Ways to Make a Difference

Although I was a regular contributor to a book blog, have been on advance teams for books and have met at least a few handfuls of authors, I've have never actually written an official book endorsement until recently, for Being Brave by Kelly Johnson. Investment Let me...

It’s Your Choice: Going All In or Not?

by Elisa | Jan 18, 2018 | Fully Alive, Human Trafficking, Productivity

It is easy to notice when a child goes all in or not. Especially toddlers and preschoolers. They either toe the line, watching the other kids finger paint, splash in the muddy puddles, or relish their ice cream--or they enjoy dripping ice cream, dripping mud, or red,...

How Does the Arise Box Help End Human Trafficking?

by Elisa | Dec 28, 2017 | Helping that Doesn't Hurt, Human Trafficking, Socially Conscious Brands

Last year a new subscription-based ethical product showed up on my radar, the Arise Box. It caught my eye because the goal of this subscription box is to bring hope to survivors and help end human trafficking. But how does the Arise Box actually help? I was able to...

Change the World (and Your Home) By Being a RARE Leader

by Elisa | Dec 22, 2017 | Identity, Leadership, Safe Spaces, Spiritual Discipleship

Last winter I went through the book Rare Leadership: 4 Uncommon Habits For Increasing Trust, Joy, and Engagement in the People You Lead by Marcus Warner and Jim Wilder. It has been about a year since I've been intentionally learning to change the world and my home by...

Why Should We Care About Women?

by Elisa | Dec 12, 2017 | Art of Advocacy, Create Awareness, Seeking Justice, Women's Empowerment

Does the term "women's rights" make you cringe? Or does it make you feel ridiculously excited? Like many, you might be in-between those extremes, cautious and unsure. Although it is possible that I read into body language too much, I am pretty sure sets of raised...

Understanding the Four Tendencies Empowers Us to Change the World

by Elisa | Nov 26, 2017 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Being World Changers

Over the past nine months or so I have been exploring what is known as the Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin. Knowing our tendencies and the tendencies of those we are working with can greatly empower us to change the world, growing us as influencers who can love...

Women's Issues: Confronting My Junk as a Christian Woman

by Elisa | Nov 11, 2017 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Create Awareness, Women's Empowerment

We all have junk, crap, wounds from the past that trigger us every once in awhile. For me, one of these triggers come out of my experiences as a Christian woman leader, and more specifically, reconciling my faith with my femininity. I know a lot of you have different...

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...