by Elaine Olsen | May 21, 2024 | fellowship with God, parenting, pilgrimage, trust
The LORD will guard your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forever. (Psalm 121:8) I’ve been watching them for ten months now – a father/daughter duo during their morning routine. Their everyday schedule coincides with mine. The 11-mile trek from my...
by Elaine Olsen | Feb 9, 2024 | Asbury, family fun, Jadon's fight, letting go, miracles, rehearse your history with God, trust, Uncategorized
God is the Master Storyteller. He writes good lines, thinks long-term, and fills up our books with chapters unimaginable to us on the front side of their unfolding. Don’t believe me? Well, let me tell you a story… There is a memory I am holding today. It’s a bit...
by Elaine Olsen | Jan 16, 2021 | faith, Hurricane Floyd, letting go, obedience, trust
The remembrance crept into my mind this afternoon – a memory usually left somewhere in the back, catalogued for an occasional trip down memory lane. It was hellish ride that night. We huddled tightly together in the backseat of a friend’s truck, following behind...
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 11, 2020 | Asbury, dad, grace, mentoring, trust, truth
“Rehearse your history with God.” This was my recommendation to my family last night as we sat around the dinner table. Our discussions lean toward the “heavy” these days. So much going on in the world. Chaos, confusion, concerns. You know. And out of that deep well...
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 4, 2019 | faith, kingdom, living God's truth, packing up, trust
I picked up eight stones in the first few steps of my walk this morning. I’ve been walking this street for a week now; it’s my new route in this new chapter of living. Whereas my former neighborhood boasted several streets full of twists and turns and lots of scenery,...
by Elaine Olsen | Jun 9, 2015 | christian perfection, discipleship, faith, kingdom, Lessons from the Lunchroom, ministry life, obedience, trust
Rough edges. I have some. They were readily exposed for me to clearly see this past year. The catalyst for that exposure? Fifteen students hand-picked by God to move me on toward my perfection! For the past several years, I’ve been incubated from such exposure; life...
