by Elaine Olsen | Jan 6, 2011 | cancer, faith, suffering, surrender, trust
There is an ugly side to me… two really. One brought about through sin; one brought about through cancer. One remains more veiled—my heart. One exposed for the entire world to see—my flesh. And tonight I hold a candle to them both, and I don’t like what I see. The...
by Elaine Olsen | Jan 2, 2011 | anchor verse, calling, cancer, cancer volume 4, knowing God, living God's truth, New Year's
{lisaleonard designs} From my perch on the couch, I watched him trim her nails. Never in her eight years on this earth did I recall him trimming baby girl’s nails. She was caught off-guard as well, looking at me occasionally as if to say, “Daddy isn’t doing this...
by Elaine Olsen | Dec 28, 2010 | cancer, cancer video, faith, video
Guess who stopped by the chemo lounge today? A necessary piece of the puzzle named “chemotherapy”… I thought it important they come. They certainly were a hit with the other patients in my area.My video is longer today; my words many, therefore,...
by Elaine Olsen | Dec 25, 2010 | Advent, cancer, christmas
Merry Christmas, friends! Below you will find our annual Christmas letter; a few of you may have received one in the mail, but I wanted the rest of you to have it as well. I hadn’t planned on writing one this year; life got busy and crazy all in one breath, and...
by Elaine Olsen | Dec 22, 2010 | a quick word, cancer, cancer volume 2, pain, suffering
Sometimes a heart gets so filled to overflow, it’s hard to know what to do with it all. I’ve had that problem all afternoon; not a bad problem to have. Better to be filled than be depleted. Let me explain. I began my morning at the cancer center, not for treatment but...
