
Ellen J.W. Gigliotti, LMFT
Love wins
My granddaughter is currently on a Frozen kick. We’ve watched it oh, about a billion times since I bought the DVD last week. It’s a pretty good Disney movie – love, bravery, humor, and catchy tunes. There are lots of good themes and teaching points, but the one that caught my attention might be easily overlooked. The best line of the movie, in my opinion: “The heart is not so easily changed, but the head can be persuaded.” (Grandfather Troll) Isn’t that the truth? The context
Ellen J.W. Gigliotti, LMFT
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Two weeks ago was my birthday. I have a love/hate relationship with that. When you’ve lived, by the grace of God, as long as me, birthdays are funny things. Not funny ha-ha, but kind of bittersweet, nice-but-daunting, what-will-this-year-bring kinds of things. Last year was a banner year for me. I began Sanctuary Christian Counseling, which had been brewing in my mind for a long time. It took effort, stretching, courage and a lot of chutzpah to think this venture might work.