by Elaine Olsen | Oct 6, 2012 | authenticity, friendship, pain, words, writing
There it is again . . . that trigger that sends my mind spiraling. Accordingly, here are my tears, falling into my water bucket. I no longer know the identity of the wetness that soaks my rag and buries the floor in mop water. I scrub and scrub, trying to wash...
by Elaine Olsen | Oct 2, 2012 | family fun, out of the mouths of babes, parenting, prayer
“When you come to the door, kiss me on the cheek so that I know I am safe.” So wrote my daughter on a slip of paper last week. She placed the note in the hallway, next to her bedroom door, so I would see it on my way to bed. At first glance, I thought these might be...
