by Elaine Olsen | May 29, 2009 | a quick word, friendship, rest
I see Christ’s face before me tonight. There is a deep need in me to do so. My world is spinning fast, and my commitments are firm in their insistence. I haven’t slept well for days, and my nerves harbor on the edge of collapse. I am tired, friends. The kind of tired...
by Elaine Olsen | May 24, 2009 | a quick word, faith, family fun, graduation, rest
Good days.I don’t know if we get a quota on them—like one good day a week … a month … a year … until we reach the max, and then we’re done. I know that there have been seasons in my life that seemed to portion out like that. Times when no matter how I turned things,...
by Elaine Olsen | Apr 28, 2009 | a quick word, calling, God's Questions, living God's truth, trust
“Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the LORD says: You are not the one to build me a house to dwell in. I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought Israel up out of Egypt to this day. I have moved from one tent site to another, from one dwelling place...
by Elaine Olsen | Apr 24, 2009 | a quick word, family fun, letting go
When you were young, you were prone to accidents. I thought age would cure it. I kept waiting for it to happen … a season of maturation that would nip said tendencies in the bud.Soon, you’ll turn eighteen, and albeit your accidents mask differently these days, you’ve...
by Elaine Olsen | Apr 23, 2009 | a quick word, creation, faith, living God's truth, pilgrimage, trust
Today I walked the earth. Rather, it walked me. Normally I run it, but a ferocious northwest wind coupled with last Saturday’s face plant at the Great Outdoor Provision Company (I’m not kidding) necessitated my compliance. Two years ago, I severely injured my ankle...
