The Little Black Dress…that Changed the World

by Elisa | Mar 2, 2014 | Art of Advocacy, Clean Water, Create Awareness, Human Rights, Human Trafficking, Seeking Justice, Sex Trafficking, Spiritual Discipleship, United States, Women's Empowerment, Your Stories

This guest post is by Lisa Jones, a wonderful speaker, writer, and just otherwise all-around talented spectacular woman. Sadly, while we lived near each other we didn't really get to spend much time together, though I highly respect her-- somehow she manages to...

15 Questions About Little Black Dress Project 2014

by Elisa | Feb 27, 2014 | Art of Advocacy, Create Awareness, Human Rights, Human Trafficking, Sex Trafficking, United States, Ways to Make a Difference

Little Black Dress 2014 starts this Saturday, March 1st (or as soon as you can following that day). This is for all of you who are going to be doing it this year. Please confirm with me whether you are taking part this year, so I know who to continue sending emails...

Project Little Black Dress 2014

by Elisa | Feb 19, 2014 | Human Trafficking, Sex Trafficking, United States, Ways to Make a Difference

2014 Little Black Dress is Here! Project Little Black Dress 2014 is beginning in just a couple weeks! Previously, we did this in February. But I had a baby. Considering my newborn has been flourishing, dispensing lots of spit-up and sleepless-nights, for my sake this...

Every Day Charity: The Man With A Cardboard Sign

by Elisa | Feb 1, 2014 | Poverty, Spiritual Discipleship, United States

I was bored. My son was driving me crazy, asking to visit pretty much every person on earth we know. Honestly, sometimes we would think he didn't know anyone's names until he starts to list them off: "Can we go to Ms. Danielle's?" "Can we go to Andria's?" "What about...

Intervention: Beyond a Christmas Story

by Elisa | Jan 27, 2014 | Create Awareness, Good Charities, Human Trafficking, Sex Trafficking, United States, Women's Empowerment

Intervention Beyond A Christmas Story (This is an excerpt from the Northern Virginia Human Trafficking Initiative's New Year newsletter. Please consider subscribing to this monthly update by clicking here). -------------------------- This past month we were...

Art of Advocacy: Learning Rest

by Elisa | Oct 22, 2013 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Art of Advocacy, Community, Spiritual Discipleship

I had the joy of being able to guest post on my long-time friend's blog today, Peggy Spencer: Through the Storms, about rest and being an advocate. Here is a snippet: Although Peggy and I went to the same college group, our friendship has grown mostly not in-person,...

Is God Involved? Thankfulness In the Face of (Global) Suffering

by Elisa | Oct 6, 2013 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Spiritual Discipleship

One of the biggest problems I have with the idea of believe that God isn't involved in everyday life is that it makes it really hard to worship God. It becomes so much hard to thank Him, pray to Him, and have conversations with Him. God becomes so distant. I started...

Inevitable Grief, Zipping Brain Nuerons, and Empathizing with the World

by Elisa | Sep 4, 2013 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Spiritual Discipleship

Sorry guys it has been SO LONG since I've blogged. This has been the longest gap ever on the website. I've just been pregnant, outdoors, or busy doing anti-trafficking stuff so this has fallen down my priority list. Because I don't really like writing factual boring...

Happy Fourth: Why I Am Thankful I Am Not In Syria

by Elisa | Jul 4, 2013 | Children-in-Need, Create Awareness, Human Rights, Seeking Justice

Happy Fourth of July! I was watching a ridiculous School House Rock movie with my kids earlier today, with a nifty song about fireworks and why we celebrate today. You know, like the end of tyranny, having human rights, and the ability to make a life for oneself and...

Adventure

Swamp Wisdom: An Ecclesiastes on Human Rights

Ever heard of ancient King Solomon? He was said to be the wisest of them all as he philosophized...

Busy Moms, Community, Family & Relationships, Raising Kids

Identity Crisis #3467 – My Messy Beautiful

The other day, my daughter was excitedly expressing her admiration of the teachers and helpers at her school. I usually resist the temptation to to ask my kids what they want to be when they grow up because at some point in my...