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Jan 12

Inch Upon Inch

Prayer is, indeed, a conversation. Me to God. God back to me.

Dec 29, 2020

Telling the News

Go Tell It On the Mountain! The Good News is for all people. Who will you tell?

Dec 15, 2020

Jesus in the Womb

Can you imagine the God of the universe held in a woman’s womb for nine months? Stunning, isn’t it?

Nov 10, 2020

A Year Later

As I contemplated our move, God asked, “What do you want?” And I felt the dread draining away.

Oct 6, 2020

A Body of Work

Over those several days of helping my brother move, I watched for God and found his help. And I gave thanks for my body of work.

Sep 8, 2020

Unlonely

Recently I've started noticing just how very many souls around me express a vacant, hollow loneliness. And not just due to COVID-19.

Aug 11, 2020

For Today

There are days when my heart can't find the momentum to write. Or speak. Or think much really. Like today.

Jun 16, 2020

Lessons From My Left Hand

Using my left hand instead of my preferred right feels awkward and unfamiliar. What might I learn from this experience?

May 12, 2020

God Hears Her

Could we become a team together - cracking open and connecting our hearts so that women listening - would receive what we all long for?

Apr 9, 2020

Empty

Mary's grief over the empty tomb echoed back to me as I stared at empty shelves. I'd gone to where I hoped I'd find hope - it was empty.

Mar 17, 2020

A Day Where I Need MUCH of God

I blurted out a prayer to God. "This is a need-MUCH-of-God day. Not a handle-it-myself-with-just-a-bit-of-your help day." Really, Elisa?

Feb 18, 2020

Slow Learning

I don't like to do anything slow or even less than fast. But might I be missing something with all this speediness?

Jan 21, 2020

How to Change

Since moving to a townhome 15 miles from our long-time home, every minute of every day had been packed with figuring out changes.

Nov 19, 2019

Every Square Inch

Every Square Inch By Elisa Morgan We'd already reviewed the upstairs and the main floor when I opened the door to the basement and led my...

Aug 13, 2019

Connected to Connection

Connected to Connection By Elisa Morgan I heard heavy footsteps approaching behind me and instinctively moved to the right side of the pa...

Aug 6, 2019

God Hears

God Hears By Elisa Morgan How do you know that God hears you when you call to him? I mean, really hears you? Over my lifetime, I can coun...

Jul 9, 2019

Girls with Guts

Girls with Guts By Elisa Morgan I was up a tree. Literally. On a two-foot square platform. Hooked to a rope above my head that extended f...

Jun 11, 2019

Beloved

Beloved By Elisa Morgan From my blanketed perch in a window seat of an international flight, I looked out at the cloud castles and mused ...

May 14, 2019

When Is Noon?

In 1962 my mother made it through a difficult day with a nine-year-old, a seven-year-old and an eighteen-month-old. It was difficult beca...

Apr 16, 2019

The Sharp Edges of the Cross

The Sharp Edges of the Cross By Elisa Morgan When we were finally seated at our corner table for two, we scanned the menu and struggled w...

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