Hi! I’m Elise, author of chosennotforsaken.com

I am married to my college sweetheart David. We have 3 beautiful children who we simply adore. I home school my kids and love being a mum.
I love Jesus and my Catholic faith. Our family was saved and baptized in 2016. Praise and Glory to our wonderful Lord!

Our life is not perfect but through it all we know Jesus walks with us. Our lives are centered around our faith. We choose love, joy and celebrate life to the fullest. We serve an amazing God and that is our sheer purpose in life.
I love coffee, tea, wine and am very passionate about baking. I love creating happy memories and cooking delicious food for my family and loved ones.
I love homeschooling, getting lost in fairy tale moments and watching my children grow and learn. I pray that I will raise lifelong, creative learners. I am thankful God has given me the vocation to be a mother and my children mean everything to me. He gives me the grace to raise these children whom I pray will one day love him as much as I do. We hope that we can continue to expand our family as snuggly babies are irresistible and we have so much love to give!

Our humble home is where we spend most of our time. Through this blog I hope to inspire others by sharing some of our crazy adventures, precious moments, and stories on how we have transformed our lives from being of this world to living a simple, joyful life rooted in love. Being a parent is challenging, what more in this crazy world. I hope you will be encouraged through my blog to keep persevering through the tough days, even when there is not much hope in sight. Jesus is my light, and his Word is my truth.

Jesus chose me, and he chose my family. We are chosen, not forsaken.