by Elaine Olsen | Mar 28, 2012 | a quick word, faith, fast, prayer, surrender
The aroma from the kitchen reaches my nostrils. It’s 4:58 PM… dinnertime. The first time in the last twenty hours when I’ve noticed my hunger. I wonder why it has taken so long… this noticing of emptiness. I’m surprised it hasn’t happened sooner. I suppose it makes...
by Elaine Olsen | Mar 26, 2012 | cancer volume 4, video
Just felt like talking today rather than writing…...
by Elaine Olsen | Mar 21, 2012 | Easter, grace, Olive Press
Chancing the Arm by Chuck Killian {guest contributor and my dad} There is a well-worn story from the Middle Ages about two Irish families, the Ormonds and Kildares, who were involved in a bitter feud. Besieged by Gerald Fitzgerald (the Earl of Kildare), Sir James...
by Elaine Olsen | Mar 17, 2012 | death, friendship, grief, Olive Press
It’s been two months since she died… their mom, my friend (you can read about it here). This past week, my husband and I made the six-hour round trip to their home to share with them in their sorrow. To do grief. To remember her and to allow that remembrance to touch...
by Elaine Olsen | Mar 14, 2012 | Easter, Olive Press
We are about halfway through the Lenten Season. Passion Week and Easter are just around the corner. This in-between time is tough work. The Ashes of Wednesday are washed off and we hunger for the sight of the lilies. The forty day ordeal–this time of...
