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Elizabeth Cottrell

8 Ways To Get Past Feeling Misunderstood

By Elizabeth Cottrell

Get Past Feeling Misunderstood

 “What we have here is failure to communicate!” The famous movie line from Cool Hand Luke was spoken facetiously by the Captain, a prison warden, to Luke, the young prisoner played by Paul Newman. Perhaps one of the reasons it has stayed so deeply ingrained in our cultural lore is because the failure to communicate is […]

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We’re All In This Together

By Elizabeth Cottrell

We're All In This Together

My writing friend Joy Newswanger dislikes the term “social distancing,” and I agree with her. What we’re doing to protect ourselves and our communities is physical distancing, not social distancing. In some ways, we’re connecting socially more than ever before. John and I are trying to call or email or write friends and family to […]

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It’s Easter Anyway

By Elizabeth Cottrell

It's Easter Anyway from Heartspoken.com

Church building doors are still closed seven months into the COVID-19 pandemic, and even after they open, there will be significant changes to the way we take communion and pass the peace. Back in April, we celebrated Easter without a real organ or the scent of lilies or the squeals of excited, squirmy children in […]

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Changing Seasons Can Be Messy

By Elizabeth Cottrell

Messy grasses of changing seasons

Changing seasons can be messy in nature and in life. Here’s what I observed and reflected on in September 2015. Little did I know that just five years later, that messiness would take on a whole new meaning in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Morning walk, early September As I walk this morning in early September, I notice lots […]

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Book Review: A Gentleman In Moscow

By Elizabeth Cottrell

Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles Heartspoken Book Review

Book author: Amor TowlesPublished 2016 In 1922 at age 30, the protagonist, Russian Count Alexander Rostov, finds himself sentenced by a Bolshevik tribunal to house arrest for the crime of being an unrepentant aristocrat. His reputation and popularity allow him to escape execution, but he must move from an elegant suite in a grand hotel […]

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How to Distinguish God’s Voice from Satan’s Lies

By Elizabeth Cottrell

God's Voice, Satan's Lies - Armor of God

An age-old question One of my Heartspoken readers recently sent an important and challenging question:  Hi, thanks for God’s work here. My question is how do you differentiate between God’s warning and Satan’s warning? And how do you feel it when it’s God’s warning or how do you feel it when it’s Satan’s threatening? Thank […]

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Top 5 Reasons to Write a Thank-you Note (You might be surprised)

By Elizabeth Cottrell

5 Reasons To Write A Thank-You Note

Turn obligation to opportunity I’m not going to tell you WHEN to write a thank-you note. You can find that information anywhere. Today I want you to think about WHY you might write a thank you note. As Simon Sinek reminds us in his wildly popular TED talk, the most significant things in our life […]

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Independence Day: Remember, Be Thankful, Pray, and Celebrate

By Elizabeth Cottrell

Independence Day: Flag and Statue of Liberty

First, let’s remember… As the world is rocked with a pandemic combined with cultural, political, economic, and societal unrest, it is entirely appropriate and important that we reflect today on this great nation—even with all its flaws—and marvel at the vision of our founding fathers so long ago. Let’s remember our history: On July 2nd, […]

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Elizabeth Cottrell, aka RiverwoodWriter

Elizabeth H. Cottrell

I am a freelance writer, ghostwriter, and blogger called to encourage readers to strengthen the bonds of faith, family, and friends and to cultivate the joy and impact of personal, handwritten notes and letters. More Info.

 
 
 
 
 
 

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