by Elaine Olsen | Jun 29, 2012 | conviction, courage, faith, living God's truth, pilgrimage
“I’m writing on the 5 D’s to workout motivation. Can you guess one of the “D” words?” So asked Melanie Dorsey on her facebook wall yesterday afternoon. My response to her was immediate . . . “DON’T eat a piece of the chocolate cake I just posted a picture of on...
by Elaine Olsen | Jun 20, 2012 | christian perfection, faith, knowing God, living God's truth, obedience, Scripture, theology, words
It’s been one of those mornings in Bible study—a time of reflection that promotes more questions than answers. A day when I (again) wrote these words in the margin of my current Bible study guide, “Do I really believe this?” Whenever this happens, my contemplation...
by Elaine Olsen | May 22, 2012 | christian perfection, faith, family fun, grace, graduation, parenting, Uncategorized
There’s a boy that I love… a third son whose name means “God has heard.” A tenderhearted grace that arrived in our lives in a season when I thought my womb would remain closed for forever. It’s a long story, really it is. One that I’ve written about at length in...
by Elaine Olsen | May 5, 2012 | faith, living God's truth, pilgrimage, trust
“What… do you just walk all day long?” So asked my neighbor while pulling out of his driveway this morning. I broke routine with my walking today. Normally, I wait until the afternoon before hitting the pavement. That’s when he usually walks, our paths almost always...
by Elaine Olsen | Apr 16, 2012 | christian perfection, church life, faith, knowing God, living God's truth, obedience, surrender, trust
Loose ends. Frayed threads. Separated strands of life dangling mid-air. Waiting. Hoping. Praying that somehow, some way they might be found by Master Weaver. Touched by the Master Weaver. Worked into a portrait of grace by the Master Weaver. Some day by the Master...
by Elaine Olsen | Mar 28, 2012 | a quick word, faith, fast, prayer, surrender
The aroma from the kitchen reaches my nostrils. It’s 4:58 PM… dinnertime. The first time in the last twenty hours when I’ve noticed my hunger. I wonder why it has taken so long… this noticing of emptiness. I’m surprised it hasn’t happened sooner. I suppose it makes...
