by Suzie Eller | Jul 28, 2021 | Faith, Family, Feelings, More Than Small Talk
Right now, right in front of you, is a miracle. Do you believe that? A miracle might be hard to see when the laundry is piled on the couch and bills are stacked on the kitchen table. It might be hard to see when we are dealing with an unasked for battle. It might be...
by Suzie Eller | Jun 30, 2021 | Faith, Family, Feelings, More Than Small Talk
Last night I talked with a new friend. As we got to know each other, I sensed the underlying tension so many of us feel right now. She gently approached a topic, and I could almost see her holding her breath, uncertain of whether we saw it the same way. We’re walking...
by Suzie Eller | Jun 22, 2021 | Faith, Family, Feelings, Living free together, More Than Small Talk
I didn’t fit. I just didn’t. They all knew the Bible. They grew up in the church. Their families didn’t look like mine. And not only that, the weekend before I had made a huge mistake — in front of everyone. This Christianity thing wasn’t for me, was it? I...
by Suzie Eller | Mar 17, 2021 | Faith, Family, Feelings, Living free together, More Than Small Talk
I can count on two hands people that I love who have been diagnosed with mental health issues. I can’t count how creative, how loving, how instrumental, how necessary these people are because the list is too long. When I was diagnosed with breast cancer, people...
by Suzie Eller | Mar 4, 2021 | Faith, Family, Feelings, More Than Small Talk
Sisters, can I just be honest with you? One of the most damaging things we can do to another woman is to imply that it’s somehow her fault when someone takes advantage (or tries to take advantage) of her. In today’s episode of More Than Small Talk podcast, Holley,...
by Suzie Eller | Jan 7, 2021 | Faith, Family, Feelings, Living free together, More Than Small Talk
It was my biological father’s funeral. I had met him a couple of times over my life time. I went out of respect, though he was a stranger to me. So I wasn’t expecting all the feelings that rushed in. The anger when the song, “I Did It My Way” was played. The...