by elizabethoates | May 10, 2017 | Marriage
Over the years, many authors have claimed to know the secret to a wife’s happiness: good communication, healthy conflict resolution skills, and a rich emotional and spiritual connection. But author Jen Weaver contends that today’s Millennial generation needs more than...
by elizabethoates | Apr 18, 2016 | Parenting, Writing
Let’s face it, we live in a culture driven by success. You are what you do. So for this Type-A, ESTJ, SAHM, anytime someone asks me, “What do you do?,” I immediately feel defeated. We all know that ten years worth of making babies (three biological and one...
by elizabethoates | Apr 4, 2016 | Life & Faith
As some of you know, this past weekend I flew to Rapid City, South Dakota to speak at a women’s retreat for Connections Church. The trip started off with me winning the lottery. O.K., not the Powerball, but for this tired mama, it might as well have been. I walked on...
by elizabethoates | Feb 22, 2016 | Life & Faith
Although it was twenty years ago (yes, I am dating myself), I remember vividly going through rush during my freshman year in college. Nothing will make a girl question her value, worth, and adequacy like 1200 girls judging your appearance, your conversation, your...
by elizabethoates | Jan 27, 2016 | Life & Faith
Do you find yourself giving grace to your husband? To your children? To your friends? To the person in the express checkout line who clearly has more than 15 items? Yeah, me too. Obviously. As women, we often extend grace to everyone in our lives . . . except...
