by Elaine Olsen | Jul 20, 2013 | alicia chole, artistry, the seventh year, words, writing
Today I have the privilege of creating words with my Creator over at The 7th Year blog. A few weeks ago, my mentor and friend, Alicia Chole, asked me a question. In The Work of Our Hands, I respond. Both Alicia and I invite you to the table of grace today to add your...
by Elaine Olsen | Nov 12, 2012 | artistry, friendship, love, marriage, pilgrimage
Life is a journey; love is a dance. So she sings to us as we snake our way down I-40, making the trek back home. I hold his hand as we mark those miles through Appalachia, knowing that he is my home—the place where I feel safe and where the embers still burn with...
by Elaine Olsen | Sep 11, 2012 | artistry, contests, friendship, give aways
Morning gratefulness. I’m choosing it. Where do I begin? With her and this post she wrote about her mother, Glory, four years ago. It was one of my first connections with LauraLee; her story and her Glory touched me deeply back then—a witness that reaches through to...
by Elaine Olsen | Jun 27, 2012 | artistry, creation, dad, words, writing
I quit writing yesterday. Quit. Put down the pen and said, “No more.” Today, I’ve extended that deadline a bit. Why? Well, partly because of something I read last night and mostly because of something my daddy has told me time and again throughout the course of...
by Elaine Olsen | May 20, 2012 | artistry, blog designers, contests, give aways, pilgrimage
Sixteen changes of address. I counted today, and that’s how many I can credit to my life history. I’ve probably missed one or two, and I’m certain I’m not finished. What I am certain of is the temperamental nature of the moving process. It’s an intricate, delicate...
by Elaine Olsen | Aug 18, 2011 | artistry, living God's truth, pain, she speaks, writing
“There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men. Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the...
