Ellen Stevens

So fun teaching alongside and this weekend. Such a great - the fierce and lovely women, the beautiful venue, and the exquisite food were all simply amazing!

This week, a surprising thing happened. About a year ago, I tried to set up our TV screensaver to pull up images from a family album. I fooled with the app for awhile before giving up when setup took too long and was far more complicated than advertised. Then, I promptly forgot about it.

Now, a year later, random pictures are suddenly appearing, pulling sacred memories from our past into our present…

* Driftwood sword fights on rocky Washington beaches.
* Riding horses and motorcycles in the mountains.
* Impromptu wrestling matches in the living room.
* Grizzly watching on Alaska’s Western coast.
* Grilling shovel steaks at backyard birthday bonfires.
* Tree forts, silly faces, concerts, football games and track meets.

It is a welcome reminder of who I’ve been and who I want to be.

Hard work. Focus. Purpose. These things come natural to me.
I live a good life - a life I design and choose. Yet, moments of play, wonder, and connection easily escape me — but they are what matter most.

Today, as I get lost in the faces of my family and their adventures, I’m reminded to pause my full world, breathe — and make space for a life of moments.

When have you felt a deep sense of joy, an awareness of what makes your heart come alive?

Where have you witnessed both heartache and longing for what feels impossible?

What might it be like to recognize you are being invited into a space and calling that both fills our world's most barren voids and sets your heart on fire?

When have you felt a deep sense of joy, an awareness of what makes your heart come alive? Where have you witnessed both heartache and longing for what feels impossible? What might it be like to recognize you are being invited into a space and calling that both fills our world's most barren voids and sets your heart on fire? #purpose #calling# #madeformore

This morning as rain began to drizzle, I stood amongst the ferns and inhaled the deep scent of wildflowers nestled in the musty soil. It’s been a beautiful Summer with full days and warm nights, but I can already feel Fall waking and slowly lumbering toward me.

I sense a similar season change coming in my own life. I’m actually not certain what lies ahead, but something is rising in the distance - something good and long awaited. And much like preparing for Fall, I’m preparing for this new path in whatever way I can.

During this time, I’m aware of a growing need to carefully navigate between my professional and personal worlds. As such, I’m creating a page to focus on my writing and speaking, and all my current Facebook followers are now added to the new page.

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If you do wish to continue following, I would be grateful for your thoughts and prayers as I follow my heart in the lovely unknown.