by Elaine Olsen | Feb 9, 2024 | Asbury, family fun, Jadon's fight, letting go, miracles, rehearse your history with God, trust, Uncategorized
God is the Master Storyteller. He writes good lines, thinks long-term, and fills up our books with chapters unimaginable to us on the front side of their unfolding. Don’t believe me? Well, let me tell you a story… There is a memory I am holding today. It’s a bit...
by Elaine Olsen | Oct 3, 2022 | methodism, ministry life, rehearse your history with God
Rehearse your history with me, Elaine. So whispered the Father to my spirit in the early morning hours of August 13, 2022. It’s an oft-repeated phrase I use when challenging others to remember the faithfulness of God in their lives—to retrace their steps with God over...
by Elaine Olsen | Aug 28, 2022 | church life, God's Word, knowing God, living God's truth, ministry life
Our Sunday School roster of teachers was down to slim pickings today. The regularly scheduled facilitator and her substitute were otherwise detained, and I offered to step in at the last minute. Attendance numbers were slim as well, but what we lack in quantity we...
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 19, 2022 | love, marriage, Uncategorized
I like growing old alongside Billy. That’s what I told a friend not long ago. I’ve not always thought about our life together with such sentimentality. Twenty-five years ago, growing old wasn’t on my radar. I was just a bride walking down the aisle toward the man and...
by Elaine Olsen | Jan 9, 2022 | anchor verse, truth, wisdom
Welcome 2022. Truly. Last week, I listened to a podcast by John Cooper (lead singer of the group Skillet) on Facebook. He brought up this verse from Proverbs in the podcast, and it has stuck with me ever since. I think it will be my verse focus this year (Remember...
