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 | Apr 9, 2012 | a quick word, Easter, family fun, grace
I pray you all had a blessed, peace-filled Easter celebration this year. It’s good to live on the other side of the cross–to receive grace and to daily walk in that grace knowing that our Lord’s got us covered. The Lord has had me covered from my...
by Elaine Olsen | Apr 4, 2012 | dad, desert dwelling, Easter, grace, Olive Press, pilgrimage
This is one of my favorite stories of grace. It’s a good one to walk us home to Easter. I’ve grown up hearing it, time and again, and it never fails to stir my heart in the deepest way. Thank you, dad, for sharing it with us, and thanks to my Grandpa Al...
by Elaine Olsen | Mar 21, 2012 | Easter, grace, Olive Press
Chancing the Arm by Chuck Killian {guest contributor and my dad} There is a well-worn story from the Middle Ages about two Irish families, the Ormonds and Kildares, who were involved in a bitter feud. Besieged by Gerald Fitzgerald (the Earl of Kildare), Sir James...
by Elaine Olsen | Dec 15, 2011 | christian perfection, family fun, grace, parenting
My son came home sobbing yesterday. “I can’t do it again, mom. It’s not fair. I missed one problem on my Math test… one problem, and she’s making me take it all over again. And she said it would be harder … 28 problems instead of 12. I made a 92%, and it wasn’t...
by Elaine Olsen | Dec 6, 2011 | dad, family fun, grace, parenting, pilgrimage
My dad is the funniest man I know. Not the stand-up comedic kind of funny, but the everyday conversation kind of funny. As the man walketh, so does his humor. Those of you who know him well, know this to be true. Those of you who know me well, know this also to be...
