by Elaine Olsen | Mar 15, 2011 | cancer, living God's truth, suffering
“Six months.” That was Dr. Habal’s response to me last August when I inquired of him how long this cancer treatment process would take. A process that, thus far, has included: three surgeries, eight rounds of chemotherapy, four doctors, countless vials of surrendered...
by Elaine Olsen | Mar 11, 2011 | cancer, cancer volume 4, living God's truth, writing
“Just one word from You, and everything changes. Just one word from You, will bring me life.” –Vicky Beeching {“Listening”, Eternity Invades, 2010} Just one word. I awakened with this refrain running through my thoughts this morning. I’ve been thinking on it ever...
by Elaine Olsen | Mar 8, 2011 | breakfast on the beach with Jesus, cancer, cancer volume 3, faith, living God's truth
Do any of you ever go back and read some of your old blog posts? If you’ve been blogging for a season or two or ten, then I imagine you’ve collected a few hundred by now. I don’t often re-visit my own. I’ve printed them off and organized them in three-ring binders...
by Elaine Olsen | Mar 3, 2011 | cancer, cancer volume 4, faith, words, writing
It mocks me from a distance; sits on a shelf in my den, begging for notice while collecting dust. A purple, three-ring binder containing 50,000 words, personal words. Words written from a place of noble thought and understanding. Words that took nearly a year to...
by Elaine Olsen | Mar 1, 2011 | a quick word, cancer, cancer volume 3
(snuggling with her Snuggie tonight) To all of you friends and family that have been in prayer for Elaine, I want to let you know that the news of the day has all been good. After an early morning surgery to have her ovaries removed and a couple of hours in recovery,...
