by Elaine Olsen | Jun 28, 2010 | faith, living God's truth, pilgrimage, trust
{arriving home…} Not long ago, my friend, Melanie, asked me a few questions regarding my “running” life. She has recently started a new blog for running moms and graciously allowed me a post all my own. You can read it here. One of her questions centered on my...
by Elaine Olsen | Jun 21, 2010 | letting go, packing up, pilgrimage
“… Come now; let us leave.” (John 14:31). I’m a fan of the ellipsis—the “dot, dot, dot” (…) that is sometimes used in writing to denote a pause in thought. An ellipsis is a connector of sorts, a bridge linking a previous moment with the next one. Sometimes the link is...
by Elaine Olsen | Jun 14, 2010 | faith, packing up, pilgrimage
“… And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth. People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own.” {Hebrews 11:13-14}.People who say such things.When was the last time you said such a thing… made an admission...
by Elaine Olsen | Jun 7, 2010 | family fun, God's voice, living God's truth, parenting, pilgrimage
As I rounded the corner of mile two on my usual jogging route, I noticed them walking toward me—two middle-school boys getting off the bus… two brothers making their way to the home less than a quarter of a mile from the bus drop. I’ve seen them before; even chatted...
by Elaine Olsen | May 23, 2010 | living God's truth, packing up, pilgrimage, sundays
“I appeal to you for my son, Onesimus, who became my son while I was in chains. Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me. I am sending him—who is my very heart—back to you.” (Philemon 10-12). I’m not going to lie to you… last...
by Elaine Olsen | Apr 21, 2010 | church life, packing up, pilgrimage
I’m sitting in a place this morning where I’ve sat many times before over the past six years. I’m perched at my dining room table, looking out at the highway that runs in front of our home. The azalea bushes across the street greet me with their rich dressing of...
