by Elaine Olsen | Aug 31, 2010 | cancer, cancer volume I, faith, living God's truth, trust
God is huge… really huge; so huge that it would be impossible for me to shrink him down and cram him into my pint-sized capacity for understanding. Still and yet, there are days when he breaks himself down for me so that my “pint-sized brain” can experience a...
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 12, 2010 | christian perfection, faith, living God's truth, packing up, pilgrimage, sundays, trust
“Faith moves forward… faith anchors itself in the unseen. Faith doesn’t base its hope in emotion but in the truth.” That was my answer this morning to the question that was raised in Sunday school regarding the definition of faith. I spoke it rather mechanically,...
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 | May 26, 2010 | a quick word, book release, God's voice, grace, living God's truth, rest, trust
“You hold the flowers, Elaine, I’ll handle the suitcase.”This is what God wants me to know this day, nearly a year after he impressed it into my soul. It was the statement that led to this…Most everything about the front cover of my book was intentionally planned.The...
by Elaine Olsen | May 19, 2010 | a quick word, trust, video
{photo compliments of Shirley}I asked God to reveal to me one thing about himself this morning during our quiet time. One thing that, perhaps, I’ve missed up to this point, or one thing that I needed brought to my remembrance… again.Just one thing, for one thing was...
by Elaine Olsen | May 12, 2010 | calling, conviction, discipleship, faith, living God's truth, suffering, trust
{For you, friend, you know who you are.}“… and yet we live on.” (2 Corinthians 6:9)My right hand is aching this morning. Truth be known, it ached all night… a sharp twinge located in the center of my hand, just below my middle knuckle. I’ve felt it before. It flares...
