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Elizabeth R Billingsley
Dec 10, 20245 min read
A Letter to My Younger Self: A Rewind and Repost
I wrote this 3 and 1/2 years ago. It is now more true than it has ever been in my life so I wanted to repost it today. May we all walk in...
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Elizabeth R Billingsley
Nov 27, 20243 min read
An Open Letter of Thanks to Those Who Have Hurt Me
*To those who hurt me, Thank you for treating me badly. I know it might sound crazy to thank you, but without you, I would not be where I...
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Elizabeth R Billingsley
Nov 18, 20246 min read
Emotional Dungeons: Freedom from Co-Dependency’s Prison
Hello everyone! I wanted to diverge from my series to cover a topic that ties closely to co-dependent cycles. In fact, you can’t have a...
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Elizabeth R Billingsley
May 6, 20245 min read
Performance No More
Hello everyone! My epiphanies come at the strangest times. I may be driving, showering, working, relaxing, painting, or simply sitting...
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Elizabeth R Billingsley
Apr 22, 20244 min read
My Peace
One simple word. Peace. I am finally at peace – not the peace death brings, the peace life brings. A peace that has been hard fought for...
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Elizabeth R Billingsley
Mar 31, 20247 min read
Ambivalence, Disappointment, and Getting Off the Dysfunctional Merry-Go-Round
Hello everyone! This blog has been a few weeks (and probably months) in the making. In order to write about my disappointments and my...
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Elizabeth R Billingsley
Jan 22, 202413 min read
Unlearning Unhealthy and Unhelpful Communication Styles
*I do not own the rights to this photo. Hello everyone! I started writing this blog a few days ago snuggled up under a blanket writing on...
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Elizabeth R Billingsley
Aug 19, 20224 min read
Our Words Matter!
I do not own the rights to this photo. Hello everyone! I don't know about you, but the rhetoric over the past week from both the left...
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Elizabeth R Billingsley
Aug 5, 20225 min read
Truth Without Love, Grace, and Relationship is Just Noise
**I do not own the rights to this picture. Hello everyone! I find myself, once again, penning a blog that I had no plans to write. I...
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Elizabeth R Billingsley
Jun 20, 20227 min read
The Lost Art of Disagreement and Functional Conversation in America: Where is the Love and Respect?
I do not own the rights to this photo. Hello everyone! First, a story. I have the pleasure of delivering meals to high risk families this...
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Elizabeth R Billingsley
Feb 7, 20226 min read
Changing the Church's Narrative Part 3: Love and Unrepentant People
Hello everyone! Valentine's Day, the holiday of love, is almost upon us in 2022! With that in mind, and with the continued sex and abuse...
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Elizabeth R Billingsley
Nov 1, 20215 min read
Princes, Knights and Partners: Choosing Wisely
Hello everyone! I write this as Halloween is coming to a close. The instrumental worship music is playing in the background and my mind...
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Elizabeth R Billingsley
Mar 29, 20216 min read
Hard Decisions, Hard Transitions, Lessons Learned
Hello everyone! This has been a bit of a hard week for me. I wanted to write about what was on my heart today so, let us begin. A...
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