by Elaine Olsen | May 21, 2024 | fellowship with God, parenting, pilgrimage, trust
The LORD will guard your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forever. (Psalm 121:8) I’ve been watching them for ten months now – a father/daughter duo during their morning routine. Their everyday schedule coincides with mine. The 11-mile trek from my...
by Elaine Olsen | Jan 11, 2021 | fellowship with God, God's voice, Jadon's fight, knowing God, night visits
I watched the faint blip of light hop through the night sky. It was barely noticeable set against the clear, brilliant backdrop of the crisp January evening. Ordinarily, I wouldn’t have noticed it during my walk; ordinarily I’m not looking up. But two nights ago, I...
by Elaine Olsen | Apr 14, 2018 | brokenness, courage, fellowship with God, letting go, pain, suffering, surrender
Betrayal. It’s a terrible sting, a wounding not easily salved. Betrayal cuts more profoundly than disappointment because betrayal is rooted in motive. Betrayal is planned deception. Betrayal is attached to the heart. Whereas I am often disappointed by someone’s...
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 23, 2017 | courage, evil, faith, fellowship with God, prayer, rest, strength, surrender
“Here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to God.” Those are the words chiseled into the marble sarcophagus that holds the body of an unidentified military veteran from WWI. In addition, two other unidentified soldiers from WWII and the Korean War are...
by Elaine Olsen | Jan 21, 2017 | fellowship with God, freedom, God's voice, living God's truth, obedience, pilgrimage
“Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.” –Proverbs 4:23 It’s been four months since Hurricane Matthew swept through our little neck of the woods. Beyond losing our power for a few days, there has been no lasting, negative impact to my...
by Elaine Olsen | Dec 29, 2016 | fellowship with God, pilgrimage
What one good thing do you want to do with the rest of your life? It’s a question I’ve been chewing on for the better part of this year. Knowing that my earthly existence is measured by human standards and knowing that at any moment that particular calendar might draw...
