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I spent forty years looking for the rule book. Chasing accolades. Filling the gap with everything the world said should work. None of it did. Because worldly accolades don't solve a spiritual riddle. The key was never lost. This month I'm writing about what the world calls a disorder and God calls a design and the gap that was never a flaw. It was always where the key is found.

ANNA ELDER · MARCH 2026 ON CALLING & COMMUNITY What happens when the thing that makes you different is the exact thing the world needs most. There is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes not from doing too much, but from spending years trying to think smaller. To fit. To follow the script everyone else seems to have been handed at birth. The one that tells you how to process information, how to respond, how to move through the world without making people uncomfortable

When the world feels heavy and uncertainty creeps in, the simplest moments can ground us again. This reflection is a reminder that our children do not need perfect plans or answers. They need our presence. Getting on the floor to play, laugh, and simply be together can become the quiet refuge that helps both parent and child feel safe, even on the hardest days.

A home search can be about more than bedrooms and price points. For many families, it is about calm spaces, safe routines, and feeling understood the moment they walk through the door. This piece reflects on what it means to find a home that truly supports every generation and every need, and why guidance matters during life’s tender transitions.

Thinking about downsizing after 30+ years in your home? Here's how to sell and find the right next place without the overwhelm—with someone managing both sides for you.

It's been a heavy week here in Minnesota. I know many of you are feeling it too - that weight in your chest when you turn on the news, the knot in your stomach when you think about what comes next, the exhaustion of trying to hold it together for your kids while you're barely holding it together yourself. And if you're parenting a neurodiverse child? That weight feels even heavier. Our kids pick up on everything. They feel our tension in the way we hold our bodies. They hear