by Elaine Olsen | Jan 19, 2012 | cancer volume 4, faith, family fun, parenting, pilgrimage
I’ve been thinking about the conversation we had back in August. The “I’m going back to college, and I still don’t know what I want to do with my life” conversation. Not an unfamiliar conversation between us. It surfaces on occasion, more so now that he is mid-way...
by Elaine Olsen | Jan 16, 2012 | church life, faith, family fun, knowing God, living God's truth, worship
“For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them.” –Matthew 18:20 Together we worshiped the Lord this morning. Just the three of us. Jesus, her, and me. I’d hoped that others would be there, planned on others being there, but when the big...
by Elaine Olsen | Jan 9, 2012 | cancer, cancer volume 4, living God's truth, parenting, words, writing
I finished reading the book Frindle with Jadon and Amelia last night. It’s been a family favorite since my first reading it to Nick and Colton many years ago. I don’t remember shedding any tears the first go around, but this time was different. Last night, I cried...
by Elaine Olsen | Jan 6, 2012 | death, grief
I pulled my jacket tighter around me while out for a walk this afternoon. It’s cold outside. Last week, it was seventy degrees. Today? Somewhere in the upper 40’s. Not too bad if the wind wasn’t blowing, but it was. I thought I was adequately prepared, but I wasn’t....
by Elaine Olsen | Jan 2, 2012 | anchor verse, living God's truth, New Year's
In honor of the New Year, I’ve selected the following Bible verse(s) to serve as my anchor verse for the next fifty-two weeks: “Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus...
