by Elaine Olsen | Sep 10, 2010 | cancer, cancer volume I, family fun, marriage
Quietly, we waited for her. Our hearts tethered to one another in a way we’ve never known… never tasted throughout our thirteen years of marriage. Few words were spoken between us. They seemed less necessary in those moments—almost intrusive. Instead, we just looked...
by Elaine Olsen | Sep 2, 2010 | a quick word, cancer, cancer volume I, marriage
I have received a gift that far exceeds being the guest blogger on my favorite website: the gift of Elaine. From the day her father (unwittingly) introduced us on the campus of Asbury Theological Seminary some fourteen years ago, through marriage, parenthood and...
by Elaine Olsen | Dec 13, 2009 | a quick word marriage, family fun, living God's truth, marriage
His words made me cry this morning. He told me, along with the surrounding congregation, that I was his “home court advantage.” That no matter how dreary the many matters surrounding him in his outside life become, at the end of the day, I was his safe harbor. His...
by Elaine Olsen | Oct 19, 2009 | a quick word, a quick word marriage, faith, family fun, marriage, trust
I was fully prepared to write another post today, a post that God has graciously allowed me to tuck away for a season; maybe forever. Today he gave me a “pass” on something. Today his favor has come to me and my household in tangible measure, and I am humbled and...
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 19, 2008 | marriage
“This is what the LORD says: ‘When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will come to you and fulfill my gracious promise to bring you back to this place. For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the LORD, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to...
by Elaine Olsen | Mar 31, 2008 | grace, marriage
July 19, 1997 “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other...
