Blog | elisa-morgan

Jun 7, 2016

Just Ignore the Weeds

One of the many things I admire about Carla Foote, our blog manager here at Really, is her courage to "dig." Both in the gardens around...

May 31, 2016

Love Song

God loves you. Jane Rubietta was surprised at how personally God met her need to hear him tell her just that. Read on, and maybe you'll...

May 24, 2016

Shame-Less

Shame-Less By Elisa Morgan Many of us - most of us? - are well-acquainted with shame. We wear shame as our second skin. It's the...

May 17, 2016

First Responders

When we know someone in crisis, we often hold back, uncertain just what help to offer. Will we do the "wrong" thing if we act? Marie...

May 10, 2016

Connecting the Dots

How is God connecting the dots in your life into what may seem an unexpected story? Read on as Rebecca Stuhlmiller offers a helpful...

May 8, 2016

For This Child I Prayed

Twenty years ago, in 1996, I wrote an essay in a little book entitled Mom to Mom: Confessions of a Mother Inferior. Today it is as true...

May 3, 2016

The Choice to Love My Actual Life

Alexandra Kuykendall is my mentor in the things that are right before me - embracing them as the gifts they are. Read on and learn to...

Apr 26, 2016

Friendship What Ifs

When it comes to making new friends, what holds you back? Follow along as Jessica Fick goes first by sharing her friendship fears. Elisa...

Apr 19, 2016

Sorry Not Sorry

Have you ever stopped to keep track of how many times the word “sorry” seeps into your vocabulary - and why? Follow along with Sarah...

Apr 12, 2016

Bear Hug

Bear originally arrived at our house as a gift for my first grandson. A heaping helping of pure love and joy. First, he perched on the...

Apr 5, 2016

Sing Loudly

Ever struggle with being “too much” in certain settings? Too powerful? Too bold? Too loud? My friend Erin Reynolds reflects on this...

Mar 29, 2016

Obey the Last Known Order

Ever get the itch to leave? Your job ... your city ... your life? Wonder why God keeps you in place? Read on as Sara Stowell wrestles...

Mar 22, 2016

One Me and One You Equals More Than One

One of my life messages is SDWSC (She Did What She Could) from Mark 14:8 where Jesus said of Mary of Bethany's anointing of him, "She has...

Mar 22, 2016

Live Loved

As we walk through Holy Week, consider the action of this woman who loved extravagently ... Elisa Live Loved By Elisa Morgan While he was...

Mar 15, 2016

The Present Moment

What are you attending to today? Right now? Are you IN this present moment? Or will you miss it? Read on as Really Blog Manager, Carla...

Mar 8, 2016

The Mothering of God

Most of us understand God as Father, but do we know him as Mother? Scripture refers to God as Mother in several passages. Consider how...

Mar 1, 2016

The Human Element

Technology challenges most of us. How much is too much? How do we keep up? Why should we care? How do we stay in charge of it rather than...

Feb 23, 2016

A Moment Without

Back and forth, my neck pivoted to follow the artist above. She swung and released, twirled and caught, arched and repeated, time after...

Feb 16, 2016

Rest Spot

By Elisa Morgan I dragged my suitcase down the concourse, its polka dot cheer belying my mood. Behind my set-in-place smile - put there...

Feb 16, 2016

God Owes Me or So I Thought

When I'm honest, certain thoughts bubble just beneath the surface of my thinking. I rarely notice their influence. But when I pause to...