by Elaine Olsen | Sep 10, 2010 | cancer, cancer volume I, family fun, marriage
Quietly, we waited for her. Our hearts tethered to one another in a way we’ve never known… never tasted throughout our thirteen years of marriage. Few words were spoken between us. They seemed less necessary in those moments—almost intrusive. Instead, we just looked...
by Elaine Olsen | Sep 6, 2010 | cancer, cancer volume I, living God's truth
{photo compliments of Shirley} I have a confession to make… an honest, writer’s confession to bring to the table before one thought is brought to you this morning: I have a lot I want to say; I just don’t have the words to say it. They got lost somewhere in the...
by Elaine Olsen | Sep 2, 2010 | a quick word, cancer, cancer volume I, marriage
I have received a gift that far exceeds being the guest blogger on my favorite website: the gift of Elaine. From the day her father (unwittingly) introduced us on the campus of Asbury Theological Seminary some fourteen years ago, through marriage, parenthood and...
by Elaine Olsen | Aug 31, 2010 | cancer, cancer volume I, faith, living God's truth, trust
God is huge… really huge; so huge that it would be impossible for me to shrink him down and cram him into my pint-sized capacity for understanding. Still and yet, there are days when he breaks himself down for me so that my “pint-sized brain” can experience a...
by Elaine Olsen | Aug 29, 2010 | a quick word, sundays, video
A caravan of love showed up for morning worship today… twenty-three of some of the most faithful saints of Pine Forest UMC. Not all of them are pictured here, but most of the Tuesday “ancients” arrived just on time with lots of hugs and love to go...
