by Elaine Olsen | Aug 14, 2009 | a quick word, family fun
Today, we packed our second-born son for his freshman year at college. Tomorrow, we’ll move him in. On Saturday, we’ll pack our first-born son for his junior year at college. On Sunday, we’ll move him in. And somewhere between now and then, my heart...
by Elaine Olsen | Aug 12, 2009 | a quick word, living God's truth, worship
(For my friend, Sassy Granny, who has me thinking about worship… thanks for your post.) “Thinking he was the gardener, she said, ‘Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.’ Jesus said to her, ‘Mary.’ She turned toward...
by Elaine Olsen | Aug 10, 2009 | discipleship, family fun, living God's truth, parenting
I laughed this morning, loudly to myself and with little regard to my surroundings. I suppose I needed it; the pressure and chaos in my life have been immense over the past several weeks. In the midst of the busiest season I have ever known, there have been few...
by Elaine Olsen | Aug 5, 2009 | christian perfection, family fun, pilgrimage
Today, my daughter celebrates her birthday. She is seven. Yesterday she was six.It’s been an interesting “watch” … this observing her as she navigates her thoughts about growing a year older. For months, she’s been planning her birthday festivities and adding to her...
by Elaine Olsen | Aug 2, 2009 | feast of dedication
“Again, they tried to seize him, but he escaped their grasp. Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing in the early days. Here he stayed…’” (John 10:39-40). A journey back to the Jordan, to the place of initial understanding...
