by Elaine Olsen | Nov 4, 2009 | a quick word, faith, trust
~Alex Christopher Mercado~ Your day has come… rest in the sweet arms of Jesus, precious boy! I’ll meet you there soon. PS: For those of you who haven’t read the previous post, this is the young child who inspired my heart-felt response. Apparently,...
by Elaine Olsen | Oct 30, 2009 | freedom, montana, pilgrimage, trust
for “Montana” and for pilgrims everywhere who dare to dream it… Wanderlust. That desire in each one of us to roam and to move beyond the current boundaries that cradle us in order to explore the wild unknown with carefree abandon. A search...
by Elaine Olsen | Oct 19, 2009 | a quick word, a quick word marriage, faith, family fun, marriage, trust
I was fully prepared to write another post today, a post that God has graciously allowed me to tuck away for a season; maybe forever. Today he gave me a “pass” on something. Today his favor has come to me and my household in tangible measure, and I am humbled and...
by Elaine Olsen | Sep 28, 2009 | a quick word, Holy Spirit, living God's truth, speaking, trust
I want to tell you how I feel tonight. That being said, feelings are sometimes a dangerous soil from which to write. Seeds planted there spring forth from the rawest point of the human condition, and I have not always found this to be the most profitable way to manage...
by Elaine Olsen | Sep 24, 2009 | living God's truth, theology, trust
for the one whose pain caught my attention… I recently received an e-mail from a stranger. She needed a safe place for her thoughts; I was privileged to receive them. If ever anyone needed a “passing by” from the Lord, it was her. I imagine it still is her, for...
by Elaine Olsen | Sep 16, 2009 | faith, friendship, living God's truth, trust
“Tell Archippus, ‘See to it that you complete the work you have received in the Lord.’” (Colossians 4:17). Last evening, I rushed home from our Bible study launch of Priscilla Shirer’s “one in a million” to participate in an on-line conference hosted by A Women...
