Overcoming Cycles Co-dependency Part 3: Control
It’s pouring the rain outside. The day could not have provided a better demonstration of the illusion of control. I can’t control the...
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Wisdom's Words, LLC and Elizabeth Billingsley - Author and Blogger
Elizabeth R Billingsley
Oct 145 min read
Overcoming Cycles Co-dependency Part 2: Avoidance
Avoidance. I wish I could tell you I had used avoidance to work good in my life but I'd be lying if I did. I defined avoidance in my...
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Elizabeth R Billingsley
Sep 235 min read
Overcoming Cycles of Co-dependency Part 1: Compliance
Compliance – it's a complicated word for me. The emotional, mental, and even physical compliance have taken their toll on my body and my...
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Elizabeth R Billingsley
Aug 267 min read
Overcoming Cycles of Co-Dependency: An Introduction
Hello everyone! This may sound very strange, but I am excited to take you through this new blog series! I recently admitted to myself...
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Elizabeth R Billingsley
Jul 295 min read
Confession: I Don't Know What to do With a Good Man (and What I'm Doing About It)
Hello everyone! I've had this blog written on my tablet for two weeks now – much like I had the one about our bodies as temples a few...
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Elizabeth R Billingsley
Jul 86 min read
Our Bodies and Homes as Valuable Temples
I do not own the rights to this photo. Isn't this Uncomfortable? Hello everyone! I've had this written in my tablet for more than a week....
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Elizabeth R Billingsley
May 65 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
Mar 317 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
Mar 177 min read
Who and What Are You Tending?
Hello everyone! I am excited about this topic today! I spent many years tending the wrong things and the wrong people. I don't want...
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Elizabeth R Billingsley
Feb 107 min read
Headship Theology and the Curse Jesus Came to Reverse
Genesis 3:16b (NIV); ….”your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.” - God, at the time the Curse came upon the...
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Elizabeth R Billingsley
Jan 128 min read
Oh Wait, that's an Idol Too!
I do not own the rights to this photo. Hello everyone! Happy New Year! I know it's been awhile since I wrote a blog. I took a much...
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Elizabeth R Billingsley
Nov 21, 20237 min read
My Healing Journey's Closing Season: Breaking Agreements with Evil
Hello everyone! I have covered several topics related to wholeness this year on my Wisdom's Words LLC blog page. Bringing Home the Exiles...
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Elizabeth R Billingsley
Nov 6, 20235 min read
Chasing Attention and Affection in All the Wrong Places: A Revelation
*I do not own the rights to this photo. Personal revelations can come from many sources. Most of the time, however, they come from our...
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Elizabeth R Billingsley
Oct 29, 202312 min read
Not Everything is What it Seems: My Changing Thoughts on the Church and Making Amends
Hello everyone! I know it's been about a month or so since my last blog. I have been prepping for a speaking engagement related to...
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Elizabeth R Billingsley
Sep 13, 20236 min read
Freedom from Co-Dependency: It is No Longer My Job to Make You Happy
Hello everyone! I have to say, this writing has been a long time coming – mostly because I have been in denial for a good part of my life...
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Elizabeth R Billingsley
Aug 21, 20238 min read
Saying No to the Expectations of the “They's”
**I do not own the rights to this photo. Hello everyone! It's time to say “No!" No is a complete sentence, did you know that? Do you know...
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Elizabeth R Billingsley
Jul 22, 20235 min read
The Things I've Wanted to Say to the Church (But Didn't Think I Could) Part 3: Love and Respect
**I do not own the rights to this photo. Hello everyone! As promised, my final blog in this series! I will be posting them all together...
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Elizabeth R Billingsley
Jul 3, 20234 min read
The Things I've Wanted to Say to the Church (But Didn't Think I Could) Part 2: Racism in the Church
Hello everyone! I suspect I will pen more upsetting and unsettling things today, and that is okay. The patient (the Church) requires the...
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Elizabeth R Billingsley
Jun 19, 20236 min read
The Things I Want to Say to the Church (But Didn't Think I Could) Part 1: The Lie of Regret
Hello everyone! I'm starting a new blog series. The problem with this series is it may not leave you with warm fuzzies. Then again, warm...
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Elizabeth R Billingsley
Feb 21, 20235 min read
Lion and Lioness, God's Design: Part 2
Jesus' Design for Gender Reconciliation and Relationships in the Church and Beyond: “Biblical Roles” vs. God's True Design I do not own...
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