Why Should I Write a Handwritten Note When High-Tech Tools Are Faster and Easier?
Because it accomplishes something faster tools were never designed to do: a note puts your time, your attention, and your actual hand into the hands …
“Connection is why we’re here…and what gives purpose and meaning to our lives.” ~ Dr. Brené Brown
There are four essential connections of the Heartspoken Life, and when our life gets out kilter, we can almost always find that one of them needs some work.
Life Lessons From A Great Dad
I post this every year as a tribute to my wonderful Daddy on Father’s Day. On August 24, 2013, he “slipped the surly bonds of …
Memorial Day: More Than a Long Weekend
Memorial Day is serious business—a time to pause and give thanks for those who have died for what they believe in, especially those here in the …
Book Review: The Miracle of the Roses by Angela Costa Simões
The Miracle of the RosesO Milagre das RosasA bilingual Children’s Book: English and PortugueseStory by Angela Costa SimõesIllustrations by …
What I Didn’t Know
NOTE FROM ELIZABETH: I am so honored to have this guest post from my friend Jill Strachan and am enormously grateful she was willing to share her …
Spring Is Here: Renew Your Four Essential Connections
Yesterday, March 20, was the Spring Equinox—the first official day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere—when the sun crosses directly over the …
Daily Lenten Haiku 2026
Haiku is an ancient Japanese form of poetry consisting of seventeen syllables in three lines of five, seven, and five. In a mysterious way, the …
Lent Calls
With so much upheaval in the world, I find myself entering the season of Lent already on my knees praying for so much that is entirely out of my …
Planning a Book Club Discussion of Heartspoken?
If your group is reading HEARTSPOKEN: How to Write Notes That Connect, Comfort, Encourage, and Inspire, I’ve put together a free reader’s guide to …