Heart on Fire Heals the Soul

You’ve already journeyed with me in book one, where I lived my life through suspicious eyes born from an unsavory upbringing. Now it’s time for you to explore with me as I journey past the margins of society that I was boxed in for so long.

May God’s light in me bring love, laughter, joy and hope to all those I engage with today; and may my truth, wrapped in God’s truth, be a light for those who still feel stuck in the darkness of their own minds.

You are not alone.

WE are not alone!

Heart on Fire Heals the Soul is a tapestry of God’s truth, woven through many voices to highlight the fact that God’s promises are not just for me, or about me. God’s word, truth and promises are for all of us, about all of us, and through all of us!! We are not alone!

This poetic collaboration of works brings together different perspectives and truths of the heart in a gentle, yet fearless manner, for you to digest and reflect upon either on your own or with others. I pray that as you read through the contents of these pages, you feel a little less alone and a little more hopeful in whatever you are travelling through this very moment in time.

About the author
Born and raised in New Zealand, Elsie Violet carries the scars of a trauma-filled childhood that shaped her resilience and faith. In 2006, she moved to Australia with her four-year-old son, one suitcase, and only $5,000 to her name – fleeing domestic violence in pursuit of safety and a new beginning. That leap of faith transformed her life forever.

Nearly two decades later, she now calls the Gold Coast home, alongside her two children, while walking out her new life in Christ – one step at a time and one day at a time. Anchored and uplifted by God, Elsie continues to learn, grow, and move in line with His calling upon her life.

Elsie’s first book Suspicious Eyes Taints the Heart is a collection of poems that takes readers on a journey from her dark beginning into God’s light, and her second book, Heart on Fire Heals the Soul, continues this poetic journey – this time fully in God’s light, showing how trouble may still come, but the approach and responses are transformed when God is leading the way. 

Though the world has placed many labels on Elsie’s life, she considers herself first and foremost a Child of God. From that identity flows everything else – being a mother, a business owner, a lover of life and a giver of love through Christ’s grace, strength and unfailing love.