by Elaine Olsen | Mar 28, 2014 | dad, family fun
Garner, NC. That may ring a bell for some of you; it’s the hometown of American Idol winner, Scotty McCreery. I like it for two other reasons – my mom and dad. They moved there several years ago to be nearer to their grandkids. Not long ago, my dad sat...
by Elaine Olsen | Mar 23, 2014 | contests, Easter, give aways, guest post
Having come from a Baptist background the only thing I knew about Lent was that it was probably a misspelling of the stuff that you clean out of the dryer. It was not until I went to Young Harris College that I even heard the word, much less had it explained to...
by Elaine Olsen | Mar 16, 2014 | calling, cancer volume 4, faith, living God's truth, obedience
Whew – I just made myself exceedingly dizzy. Really. Dizzy to the point of dazed and to making erratic mumblings along the lines of “I wonder if Gwyneth Paltrow is doing this right now . . . on a Sunday night . . . crunching her abs in hopes of trimming her...
by Elaine Olsen | Mar 11, 2014 | faith, freedom, grace, living God's truth, sin, truth
Tough morning; tough night. And I don’t like tough nights. Every now and again, one comes along, and I have to wrestle my heart out before Jesus. I bring the load I’m carrying, the heaviness that’s weighing on my heart, and cast it all at his feet. What now, Lord? How...
by Elaine Olsen | Mar 8, 2014 | a quick word, Easter, faith, hope, living God's truth, Olive Press, trust, truth
“Then Simon Peter, who was behind him, arrived and went into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, as well as the burial cloth that had been around Jesus’ head. The cloth was folded up by itself, separate from the linen. Finally the other disciple, who had...
