by Suzie Eller | Feb 3, 2012 | Faith, Feelings, Living free together
You wrap your arm around her. “Don’t be so hard on yourself. Look at how much you’ve grown. You’re brave.” And then when you mess up, you say, “What a screw up. Why can’t I get it right? What’s wrong with me?” What... by Suzie Eller | Jan 13, 2012 | Faith, Feelings, Living free together
Our brains are powerful. They can be a theatre where we dream. Where we imagine. Where we remember. They can also be a place where we go over and over again the words that someone said. Or where we plot. She should get what she deserves. How much of our thought life... by Suzie Eller | Jan 2, 2012 | Faith, Living free together
“People think Suzie has it all together, but God knows that she is battling,” the pastor said, praying quietly with me. And then he began to speak words over a heart that hungrily received them. Words like, “Lord, she can’t do it on her... by Suzie Eller | Nov 28, 2011 | Faith, Feelings, Living free together
One way I love to study the Bible is to take a small portion of scripture and read it, then study it, then read it again and take it deeper. Because I often miss a life changing scripture as I try to take in large chunks of God’s word. This morning was one of... by Suzie Eller | Nov 14, 2011 | Faith, Living free together
She had a frazzled day, that was clear. She had raced through traffic to pick me up at the airport. She apologized for the cleanliness of her car (which resembled mine at home, exactly). Then we zoomed into traffic. “Tell me about you,” I said, hoping to... by Suzie Eller | Nov 10, 2011 | Faith, Living free together
I have tried so many times to start a prayer journal; however, I feel so inadequate. I don’t know what to say. I don’t know what I am supposed to write down. Most of all, I don’t know where to start in the Bible. I feel like I am a “clanging...