allison elaine writes

Faith foundational reflections for healing, formation, and everyday life.

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  • Revelation and Regulation: When Scripture and Science Agree

    Control issues were once a driving force in my life—and still, at times, they can creep back in if I’m not attentive to what’s happening within me. Let me explain. Not always in ways that were obvious to others, but in ways that were deeply exhausting to me. I found myself increasingly annoyed by the…

  • January 3

    Blessed Be the Name of the Lord Thankfully, I went to bed early on New Year’s Day. With the anticipation of one of my closest friends getting married at sunrise on January 2, the night that followed was restless and light. After a false alarm call at my home in Phoenix, I had finally fallen…

  • There Is No Such Thing as “Good People”

    (And How That Truth Leads to True Freedom and Hope) For nearly eighteen years, I had been walking with Jesus—aware of my need for Him, grateful for His grace, and continually learning what it means to depend on Him rather than myself. Then one conversation shifted something deep in me. I was talking with a…

  • Someone You Don’t Know Yet

    One of the most memorable clients of my career was someone I met early in my work within Arizona’s state behavioral health system, serving individuals living with serious mental illness diagnoses. That’s when I was introduced to LT. He was a large man with long hair pulled back into a ponytail. He was homeless at…

  • Getting Out of God’s Way

    How Daily Surrender, Obedience, and the Holy Spirit Transform Relationships Strong personalities can build things—or break them. I was raised by two very strong people. Their strengths were ambition and passion. They were driven, capable, and unapologetic. But those same strengths came with weaknesses: quicker frustration and very little tolerance for baloney. That shaped me…

  • When Frustration Becomes Formation: To the Glory of God in the Everyday

    Your call to holiness.  Every day comes with frustrations—someone cuts us off in traffic, our children talk back, a stranger is rude, or a misunderstanding disrupts our peace. These ordinary moments often stir irritation or impatience, but Scripture reminds us that even these can become places where holiness is formed. Many believers have heard the…