Extra Space
Extra Space By Elisa Morgan This is one of those "extra" weeks. When we've completed Thanksgiving but the calendar hasn't yet turned to...
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Nov 6, 2018
Security System
Security System By Elisa Morgan As I veered off the concrete path onto the dirt, I heard alarming screeches. Stay away! Get back! Or were...
Oct 9, 2018
Scar Stories
Scar Stories By Elisa Morgan The butterfly flitted in and out of the panda-faced pansies. Stained-glass wings worked rhythmically as it...
Aug 14, 2018
Practicing the Prayer Coin
Practicing the Prayer Coin By Elisa Morgan One of my friends remembers fondly her grandmother's gift to her each and every Christmas: a...
Jul 17, 2018
The Prayer Coin
The Prayer Coin By Elisa Morgan One Thursday afternoon, I headed out to Australia for a ministry trip, flying first to LA and then...
Jul 10, 2018
Why Don't We Pray About It?
Why Don't We Pray About It? By Elisa Morgan I awake in the night and worry. Driving on errands, my mind darts between the obstacles in my...
Jun 26, 2018
The Purge of Muchness
The Purge of Muchness By Elisa Morgan We've lived in our current home for nearly twenty years. Before that, we lived in several other...
May 22, 2018
House Sitting
House Sitting By Elisa Morgan I'm house sitting today. Okay. It's my house. But I'm still sitting in it and doing everyday tasks like...
Apr 24, 2018
Learning to Love Dogs
Learning to Love Dogs By Elisa Morgan I have a regret. Most of my family and many of my friends won't be surprised when I confess. They...
Mar 6, 2018
Purpose as Paycheck
Purpose as Paycheck By Elisa Morgan As I took my seat next to a smartly dressed man on a recent flight, my eye caught the ID tag on his...
Feb 6, 2018
Two Bites
Two Bites By Elisa Morgan As a child, I had a love/hate relationship with spaghetti. While my mother was rather unpredictable in much of...
Dec 19, 2017
Holy
Holy By Elisa Morgan As I stand in church in December and sing "O Holy Night, " I am pulled into reflecting on the utter holiness of God....
Nov 21, 2017
Thankful
Thankful By Elisa Morgan I'm thankful for spit in the cookie batter. While I don't normally enjoy such an inclusion, I'm newly aware that...
Oct 24, 2017
The Learning Teacher ... And the Teaching Learner
The Learning Teacher ... And the Teaching Learner By Elisa Morgan "Where are you headed this week?" Carla asked the question to plan...
Sep 26, 2017
Mom Friends
Mom Friends By Elisa Morgan When I became a mom, I had no idea who I was. Oh, I had known who I was - in the months and years before...
Aug 29, 2017
A Glossary for Grief
A Glossary for Grief By Elisa Morgan There is no specific word in the English language to describe a parent who has lost a child. A wife...
Aug 1, 2017
Who Knew?
Who Knew? By Elisa Morgan Who knew that some forty-five years ago in a high school English class, I'd pull out a spiral notebook and...
Jun 13, 2017
Friendable?
Friendable? By Elisa Morgan WANTED: Female Friend. Age: Less (as in age-less). Location: Present. Availability: When needed. Skills:...
May 9, 2017
When Life Falls Apart at the Seems
When Life Falls Apart at the Seems By Elisa Morgan Seems like I always pick the slowest checkout line. Seems like people I do favors for...
Apr 11, 2017
Eye-Openers
Eye-Openers By Elisa Morgan In this week before Easter, traditionally titled "Holy Week," many of us will journey through Jesus' final...
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