by Elaine Olsen | Mar 30, 2010 | Easter, give aways, night visits, peace
“As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it, and said, ‘If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace…’” (Luke 19:41-42). I had a bad dream last night. Not surprising considering the events that preceded my final surrender...
by Elaine Olsen | Mar 27, 2010 | friendship, give aways, living God's truth, worship
Not long ago, I won a pay-it-forward giveaway from my friend, http://thesecretlifeofanamericanwifeandmom.blogspot.com/ These are the goodies I received in the mail yesterday. I’ve never read Captivating but dearly love the work of John Eldredge, so I’m looking forward...
by Elaine Olsen | Mar 24, 2010 | Bible Study, living God's truth, packing up, pilgrimage, thanksgiving
“Oh good gravy!”(My newest expression used in times of frustration. Please don’t tell me there’s something wrong with it; I could have said something else, have often said something else, but please don’t take my “good gravy” away from me. Thanks to Jet and Cord,...
by Elaine Olsen | Mar 21, 2010 | church life, faith, living God's truth, peace, pilgrimage
Loose ends. We all live with some. I don’t imagine there is a day that goes by when a loose thread or two don’t dangle their insistence before our eyes and within our hearts, thereby challenging us to trust in something bigger, Someone bigger, to weave them into the...
by Elaine Olsen | Mar 17, 2010 | Bible Study, calling, God's voice
Yesterday was a good day. I can’t let today go by without chronicling the truth of my yesterday. It would be easy to forego the writing… to let yesterday’s goodness linger as sweet remembrance in my mind, but I don’t trust my mind as much as I used to. My mind is...
