by Elaine Olsen | Sep 30, 2010 | cancer, cancer volume 2, prayer
Today, I write to you from a point of sheer determination and will, not from my feelings. If I were operating from my feelings, I’d leave the pen where it resides and forget about yesterday’s prompting in my spirit. Yesterday it would have been easier to write my...
by Elaine Olsen | Sep 28, 2010 | cancer, cancer volume 2, church life, friendship, pain, pilgrimage, suffering
{for Nancy, my “Luke” today} “Do your best to come to me quickly, for Demas, because he loved this word, has deserted me and has gone to Thessalonica. … Only Luke is with me.” (2 Timothy 4:9-11).The words from his pen haunt me now, even though nearly two...
by Elaine Olsen | Sep 24, 2010 | cancer, cancer volume 2, faith, family fun, out of the mouths of babes
“But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many...
by Elaine Olsen | Sep 22, 2010 | a quick word, cancer, cancer volume I, pain, pilgrimage, strength
This morning, I found myself wishing that I was anywhere else but there… in that sterile environment, awaiting my turn at the scan machine. The milky cocktail I was given to drink (at least a quart by my estimation) messed with my stomach, more so with my mind. The...
by Elaine Olsen | Sep 20, 2010 | cancer, discipleship, Holy Spirit, knowing God, living God's truth, pilgrimage
“The purposes of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.” (Proverbs 20:5). A couple of years ago, I attended a women’s conference where I had the privilege of meeting a few of my blogging friends. At that time, I was fairly new to...
