by Elaine Olsen | Jun 13, 2011 | a quick word, family fun
We took our young kids to the zoo last week. Despite the blistering temperatures and the long walks in between exhibits, I managed to have a few, chewing-on kind of thoughts as I went. Eden isn’t as far away as we might think; it’s approaching our souls,...
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,...
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...
by Elaine Olsen | Dec 9, 2010 | a quick word, peace for the journey
Just in case you’re the one person in the free world who missed it all those months ago when it first went viral, I’m posting the book trailer for my first published work, peace for the journey: in the pleasure of his company (Winepress, 2010). After all,...
by Elaine Olsen | Dec 3, 2010 | a quick word, give aways
I married a good man. I don’t know how many of them are left out there, but it seems that “good” is hard to come by these days. I’m certainly glad that “good” found me some thirteen plus years ago and decided to take a chance on my...
by Elaine Olsen | Nov 1, 2010 | a quick word, cancer, cancer volume 2, friendship
I don’t have many words for you today; they are stuck inside of me, and I am frustrated by their accumulation. Can one explode from word retention? I hope so; I hope they will come forth in time, but for now they remain buried beneath the weightiness of my daily...
