Linda Alsworth-Elvey

Isaiah 30:15. …”in quietness and trust is your strength”…. I have been holding onto this verse for a while now.  In different seasons of my life.  But as I was drawing this picture on my iPad, it reminded me of the house break in when I was alone at home at age 16 in South Africa.   First, I would like to dig into the meaning of the words in this verse. In quietness, it is an inner quietness.  It is a settled calm in which hostile forces have been subdued.  The fear within has been...

How I am finding my purpose in the next phase of life.

Lately I hear a question my head often. How did you get here? I feel stuck and without a purpose. I am a retired stay at home mom. And I started telling people that as a joke. Because housewife sounds like I am just wasting my time. And to be honest I wonder is that what people think, or is that what I think so everybody else must have the same viewpoint? When we moved to the USA, my visa only allowed me to live here and not work. So, after getting our green cards, my husband and I together...