by Elaine Olsen | Aug 23, 2011 | cancer, cancer volume 4
“Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, ‘Thus far has the LORD helped us.’” (1 Samuel 7:12) I thought, perhaps, that it might just slip by. But it didn’t. It hasn’t. It’s here. Today. A mile-marker in my fight...
by Elaine Olsen | Aug 18, 2011 | artistry, living God's truth, pain, she speaks, writing
“There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men. Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the...
by Elaine Olsen | Aug 15, 2011 | cancer, cancer volume 3, living God's truth, surrender, trust
Two things I know for certain as I begin this week: 1. My emotions and the feelings attached to them aren’t reliable; they are ever-changing. 2. God and his Word are reliable; they never change. In regards to number one, I’m in menopause … an induced menopause due to...
by Elaine Olsen | Aug 10, 2011 | a quick word, family fun
And so … we begin again. Quite a contrast to where we were standing a year ago. A year ago, our nerves were raw with anticipation and expectation for the beginning of a new academic year. New school; new teachers; new friends; new everything. Brother handled the...
by Elaine Olsen | Aug 8, 2011 | cancer, cancer volume 3, faith, peace, words
Lumps and bumps. I’ve been feeling them for awhile now. One in particular along my scar line. Left side. Hard and pronounced. Enough to warrant my concern. Accordingly, another trip to Cape “Hope” today where the oncologist pronounced me as “fine.”As quickly as he...
