Who am I?
First-born of four daughters, preacher’s kid, survivor
Musician, theologian, educator
Wife, mother, grandmother
Intuitive, reflective
Good girl-bad girl, God’s beloved daughter-child
Unpredictable, rebellious, stubborn, determined, sensitive, persistent
Sometimes courageous truth-teller
© Elouise Renich Fraser, 11 Nov 2013
Telling the Truth 
Thank you Elouise for this opportunity!
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Wendy, You’re so welcome!
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Dear Elouise, thanks for inviting me to your website. I am glad to connect with you. I will write to you soon as there are some wonderful memories I have from taking three classes, especially the two systematic theology class. I also appreciate being in your group for our ministry gathering in my final year.
Grace and Peace,
Laju
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Thanks, Laju. I look forward to hearing from you!
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Inspired edit!
I read every post
filter through all the years I have known you
in light of new revelations.
My admiration swells
there are no words in the face of your found words.
You have always led the way for me
Presbyterian soul sister!
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Through tears and laughter
you shine.
Thank you sister!
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Dear, dear Elouise,
I love your edit, and the process that brought you to it (today’s post).
It is amazing
— and healing–
how re-visiting can lead to
re-living
re-framing
re-visioning
re-vising (yes, redundant)
and re-velation (yes, redundant, again)
re-naming
re-describing
re-valuing
re-awakening– NO, NEWawakening, not just re-ing the old awakeness.
I am cheering you on
even while riding the waves of my own ocean of re’s
in the wake of my mother’s passing.
You GO, Girl!
(Confession: I have, yes publicly and in your hearing, used your father’s word to describe you, and now sense the pain that probably caused you. However, please know that when I spoke it, I spoke it with admiration, affection and appreciation because I had benefitted tremendously from the fruits of your… DETERMINATION)
Love & prayers,
W.
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Dear WABB, Your re-sponse is so YOU! And so welcome! Truth: I NEVER did anything but glory in my “stubborn” label. Not until I wrote The Short Story for today…and said to myself, Wow! Sister #3 was as “stubborn” as I was! Then I thought to myself, And Whose Big Idea Was THAT???? Definitely not mine. And in a heartbeat I knew what I needed to do. I think the “stubborn” label was a badge of honor for me–sort of like “You throw mud at me? I LOVE MUD!!!!! So there. Take that!” In truth, my inner self needed another word and it just jumped at the chance to name it and claim it! The End. For now.
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thank you for following my blog, it makes me drive ahead. regards.
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You’re welcome! I’m glad you found my blog, too.
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Elouise, sometimes it takes half a lifetime to tell the truth. Thanks so much for walking with me on my journey. I’ll be walking along on yours, too.
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Susan, so very true. It’s my pleasure to follow your blog, and I’m delighted you’ll be visiting here.
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You are nominated for an award
http://viktoryarch.wordpress.com/2014/07/24/very-inspiring-blogger-award/
Thank you for an inspiration.
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Dear Vik,
This caught me by surprise! I’m very grateful to know you’ve been inspired by my blog, and am honored to be nominated for this award. I have, however, decided to have an award-free blog. I regret not having a notice about this on my blog-site. To be truthful, I never thought I would need to post such a notice. Now I will. Thanks for visiting my blog. I hope you’ll come back soon!
Elouise
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No problem.
Just want to thank you for the blog.
I surely is going to come back.
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Wonderful!
So glad to meet you and have you following the blog.
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Same here.
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Thank you so much for checking out my blog! Love your about page 🙂 And…looking forward to checking out the rest…
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Thanks, Joy! I’m so glad to meet you this way. Feel free to come back anytime!
Elouise
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Eloise (tears in my eyes), the Lord brought me to your blog or rather His spirit sent you to mine I so needed to read these words. I shall be reading more. I was shocked that you were a preacher’s kid! Oh Eloise my heart went out to you, my heart should go out to me but it doesn’t (more tears) still working the blame thing. God Bless and thankyou xxx
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Jacqui, I’m so glad you’re here! God’s heart goes out to you with tears and encouraging smiles. So do the hearts of God’s people everywhere who get it.
Elouise
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And still as courageous as ever! 🙂
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Thanks, Kev!
Elouise
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🙂
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