by Elaine Olsen | Jun 20, 2017 | death, grace, grief, letting go
Grace’s words surprised me that night. I wasn’t expecting them. What I was expecting … well, I’m not quite sure. I’d never been down this road before. Just an hour earlier, I was eating orange sherbet while sitting on a couch next to my mother-in-law, Rosalie, when...
by Elaine Olsen | May 16, 2017 | Lessons from the Lunchroom, letting go
There are seventy-four left. Classroom hours that is. In just a couple of weeks I’ll be saying good-bye to another group of fourth graders. Yes, I’ve been counting down the days … since the third week of school. Somehow calculating the hours way back in August seemed...
by Elaine Olsen | Apr 2, 2017 | discipleship, joy, kingdom, letting go, surrender
“He said, ‘Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.’ When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish.” -John 12:6 Spring fever has hit these parts. I don’t know about...
by Elaine Olsen | Jan 21, 2017 | fellowship with God, freedom, God's voice, living God's truth, obedience, pilgrimage
“Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.” –Proverbs 4:23 It’s been four months since Hurricane Matthew swept through our little neck of the woods. Beyond losing our power for a few days, there has been no lasting, negative impact to my...
by Elaine Olsen | Dec 29, 2016 | fellowship with God, pilgrimage
What one good thing do you want to do with the rest of your life? It’s a question I’ve been chewing on for the better part of this year. Knowing that my earthly existence is measured by human standards and knowing that at any moment that particular calendar might draw...
