by Elaine Olsen | Jul 27, 2011 | cancer, cancer volume 4, give aways, living God's truth
She lapped me twice yesterday. Twice. She an avid marathon runner. Me an avid “hope I get through this jaunt without tripping on a rock” walker. My lap around the neighborhood is about a mile in lengt h. Her lap a bit further than mine. We made our cursory nods at one...
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 25, 2011 | give aways, living God's truth, she speaks
She nestled in next door to me, to my left and within an elbow’s reach of bumping into mine. Around the table set for eight, we began our dissection of rolls, salad, and sweet tea. Her choosing a seat next to mine put a smile across my heart. She’s a good fit with my...
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 19, 2011 | cancer video, cancer volume 4, Tuesday Take-Away, video
Peace for the...
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 12, 2011 | Tuesday Take-Away
Three years ago, I traveled to “She Speaks” with a completed manuscript in hand. And while all of my publisher meetings exceeded my expectations (a.k.a. they enthusiastically took my proposal), weeks later my mailbox was filled with their (what I assume to...
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 8, 2011 | a quick word, writing
I had an experience yesterday… not unlike the ones I had with her. I’ve spent the better part of my morning thinking about my experience, writing a few words to memorialize our encounter. I’m not sharing the fullness of that writing in a post, but I...
