by Elaine Olsen | Sep 3, 2012 | Beyond Cancer's Scars (the story behind the story), cancer volume 4, faith, family fun, freedom, Lessons from the Lunchroom, parenting
It’s Sunday evening. A table usually reserved for meal times has, instead, become a makeshift teacher’s desk. Lesson plans strewn about, books, DVD’s, grade books, red pens, and unsharpened pencils litter the oak top, alongside my tiredness. I put my head down,...
by Elaine Olsen | Aug 20, 2012 | a quick word, family fun, Lessons from the Lunchroom, parenting, surrender, trust
“Hey, Lunch Lady, can I have another slice of pizza?” So said my son last Friday around noon. It’s only in hindsight that I can laugh about it. In the moment, my emotions were otherwise occupied with thoughts of escape, retreat, and getting out of Dodge...
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 | Jan 26, 2012 | conviction, God's voice, parenting, trust
“At that time I pleaded with the Lord: ‘O Sovereign LORD, you have begun to show to your servant your greatness and your strong hand. For what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do the deeds and mighty works you do? Let me go over and see the good land beyond...
by Elaine Olsen | Jan 19, 2012 | cancer volume 4, faith, family fun, parenting, pilgrimage
I’ve been thinking about the conversation we had back in August. The “I’m going back to college, and I still don’t know what I want to do with my life” conversation. Not an unfamiliar conversation between us. It surfaces on occasion, more so now that he is mid-way...
by Elaine Olsen | Jan 9, 2012 | cancer, cancer volume 4, living God's truth, parenting, words, writing
I finished reading the book Frindle with Jadon and Amelia last night. It’s been a family favorite since my first reading it to Nick and Colton many years ago. I don’t remember shedding any tears the first go around, but this time was different. Last night, I cried...
