by Elaine Olsen | Jun 28, 2011 | Tuesday Take-Away
I haven’t forgotten about you, friends. I’d like nothing more than to spend some concentrated time on-line, visiting you and weighing in on your valuable posts. I’d also like some more time to write some of my own. But beyond what I would like to...
by Elaine Olsen | Jun 24, 2011 | a quick word, living God's truth
“A woman in the crowd called out, ‘Blessed is the mother who gave birth and nursed you.’ He replied, ‘Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.’” (Luke 11:27-28) What “word” are your hearing from God this week?...
by Elaine Olsen | Jun 20, 2011 | book review
The first time I saw Joanne Kraft, she was sitting on a chair near the big windows outside the conference session we’d both just attended—a session geared toward having an “effective fifteen-minute publisher meeting” at the P31’s She Speak, She Writes annual...
by Elaine Olsen | Jun 17, 2011 | a quick word, peace for the journey
Today, while running a quick errand with my kids (is there really such a thing… a quick errand?), we were listening to Audrey Assad’s For Love of You. I haven’t listened to the CD in months; actually, I haven’t listened to much music over the...
by Elaine Olsen | Jun 13, 2011 | a quick word, family fun
We took our young kids to the zoo last week. Despite the blistering temperatures and the long walks in between exhibits, I managed to have a few, chewing-on kind of thoughts as I went. Eden isn’t as far away as we might think; it’s approaching our souls,...
