by Elaine Olsen | Jul 19, 2022 | love, marriage, Uncategorized
I like growing old alongside Billy. That’s what I told a friend not long ago. I’ve not always thought about our life together with such sentimentality. Twenty-five years ago, growing old wasn’t on my radar. I was just a bride walking down the aisle toward the man and...
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 5, 2016 | book review, contests, family fun, marriage, Uncategorized
*This giveaway is now closed. Congrats to Cindy G. who will receive a copy of the book via Amazon. I love a good book, especially during these summer months when I have both the time and the energy to absorb a new story. And while I always have a compelling, fiction...
by Elaine Olsen | Apr 4, 2015 | communion, Easter, marriage
“The Lord Jesus on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, ‘This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.’ In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, ‘This cup is...
by Elaine Olsen | Aug 4, 2014 | a quick word marriage, family fun, grace, guest post, love, marriage
My eldest son got married two weeks ago. It was a grand affair. Quaint. Intimate. On a mountain and in the company of family and friends. I thought a lot about my son that day while sitting next to his father in our designated, front pew. We had the best seat...
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 1, 2014 | book special, family fun, marriage
Welcome to my wedding-centric, crazy world! We are eleven days away from celebrating the blessed union between my eldest son, Nick, and his bride-to-be, Chelsea. My heart is overwhelmed with emotion and anticipation for the impending nuptials and for the new chapter...
by Elaine Olsen | Jun 11, 2013 | family fun, love, marriage
Tonight we danced in the car. Never mind the two kids in the back of the van or the fact that we were driving in six lanes of traffic. When the song hit the airwaves, our hearts were immediately fastened on one another and on the reality that is ours to hold. Deep...
