by Suzie Eller | Jan 18, 2018 | Living free together
We lost Richard’s dad this past week. As we prepared for the funeral, my son pulled out several battered cardboard boxes. They contained hundreds of photos, 61 years worth. Ryan sorted them into piles. One pile held the early years of my father-in-law’s...
by Suzie Eller | Jan 11, 2018 | Living free together
I’m not a big dreamer by nature. That might surprise you, but the truth is that I’m often overwhelmed by those who are. They spin out ideas. They see the big picture when all I can see are the up-close challenges. They are visionaries and it’s...
by Suzie Eller | Dec 21, 2017 | Living free together
Goodness, we hit a nerve. Over 110,000 of you visited my blog last week titled, “Don’t Make Your Grown Children Hate Christmas.” So many of you came to the blog that my server crashed once, and almost succumbed a second time. That tells me that too...
by Suzie Eller | Dec 7, 2017 | Living free together
My friend, Lynn Cowell, believes we can find unshakeable confidence despite our fears — and even our failures. In today’s guest post, she shares how our circumstances do not get to dictate our confidence. No. No. No. Every email I received said the same...
by Suzie Eller | Nov 30, 2017 | Living free together
Christmas is wonderful, or is it? As trees are dragged out of the attic and Amazon boxes arrive on the porch, let’s all admit this can be a conflicting season. Faith can get messy at this time of the year, which is why we may feel conflicted. We want to live...
by Suzie Eller | Nov 23, 2017 | Living free together
Happy Thanksgiving. . . or is it? Lots of people look forward to the holidays. That might not be you. Gratitude is hard to come by when you are dealing with dysfunctional family members, the finances are tight, or the season pulls you in ten different directions and...