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 | Aug 8, 2013 | faith, living God's truth, parenting, peace, pilgrimage, theology, trust, truth
He autographs my copy of his book, along with a postscript – 1 Cor. 1:9. I visited this biblical address in my morning deliberations with God. “God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.” Word by word, I let this...
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 25, 2013 | friendship, heaven, kingdom, living God's truth, ministry life, pilgrimage
“Well hello, Asa. Nice to meet you. Welcome to my home.” Her voice radiated joy from the front porch where she welcomed her guests. It spilled over onto the street where I was walking. Joy does that. When a heart is filled to overflow, it spills over into the...
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 16, 2013 | discipleship, family fun, God's Word, holiness, knowing God, living God's truth, pilgrimage, rest
We took our kids to Mayberry last week. Actually, we spent a day in Mt. Airy, NC, Andy Griffith’s hometown. The town has capitalized on his fame and the show’s popularity, modeling shops and eateries in the tradition of Mayberry. Floyd’s Barbershop still offers...
by Elaine Olsen | Jun 30, 2013 | church life, knowing God, living God's truth, ministry life, night visits, packing up, pilgrimage, sundays
“Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran. When he reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set.” –Genesis 28:10-11 Certain places. We’ve reached a new one—a God-ordained assignment just an hour south of our last one....
