by Elaine Olsen | Sep 7, 2013 | faith, letting go, living God's truth, obedience, peace for the journey, pilgrimage, surrender, trust
Letting go. We talked about it last night after teeth were brushed and prayers were spoken. Two girls, one barely eleven and the other four times plus her senior. Her tears might as well have been mine. I know this struggle – this letting go kind of dilemma. She’ll be...
by Elaine Olsen | Aug 27, 2013 | cancer volume 4, friendship, grace, living God's truth, peace, peace for the journey, pilgrimage, rest, writing
We sat on his front porch talking about this-and-that while relishing Saturday’s break in temperature. The wind kindly caressed our conversation. It was a beautiful gift—the weather and the fellowship. I haven’t always been good at my relishing, especially when life...
by Elaine Olsen | May 27, 2013 | living God's truth, obedience, peace for the journey, pilgrimage, provision, trust
A few words latch tightly onto my spirit this morning. Not “what if”, Elaine, but rather “what is”. What is. What if I could just live there instead of living in the interminable list of maybes? I’m going to try. With God’s help I’m going to endeavor to live in the...
by Elaine Olsen | Nov 25, 2012 | Beyond Cancer's Scars (the story behind the story), christmas, peace for the journey, Uncategorized
For those of you who are interested in purchasing copies of my books, Peace for the Journey and Beyond Cancer’s Scars, I’m offering FREE SHIPPING on all U.S.A. orders now through December 2012. In addition, if you order three copies of any...
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 30, 2012 | church life, knowing God, living God's truth, peace for the journey
This is where we went to church yesterday . . . at least for those of you who answered the roll call on my facebook page: CommunityWalk Map – God’s House (7-29-12) Twenty-five states represented (I think), at least twelve denominations and several...
by Elaine Olsen | Jun 17, 2011 | a quick word, peace for the journey
Today, while running a quick errand with my kids (is there really such a thing… a quick errand?), we were listening to Audrey Assad’s For Love of You. I haven’t listened to the CD in months; actually, I haven’t listened to much music over the...
