by Elaine Olsen | Apr 10, 2026 | family fun, living God's truth, pilgrimage, rehearse your history with God, Uncategorized
”A solid 60.” That was her answer to me when I asked her to guess my age. Without hesitation and with all the confidence of a young twenty something, she was certain in her guess. And if her guess was offered up to me in the last week, I would have been impressed. But...
by Elaine Olsen | Jun 17, 2025 | dad, methodism, Uncategorized
I thought about my dad this morning while listening to Jeffrey Rickman’s podcast. Rickman referenced this quote attributed to Francis Asbury (a pioneer in American Methodism) – thoughts about the holy and sacred privilege of preaching. On limited occasions when...
by Elaine Olsen | Aug 23, 2024 | cancer, cancer volume 4, Uncategorized
An excerpt from Beyond the Scars (pp. 153-155) to mark the 14th anniversary of my survivorship....
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 | Jul 19, 2022 | love, marriage, Uncategorized
I like growing old alongside Billy. That’s what I told a friend not long ago. I’ve not always thought about our life together with such sentimentality. Twenty-five years ago, growing old wasn’t on my radar. I was just a bride walking down the aisle toward the man and...
by Elaine Olsen | Sep 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
UPDATED INFORMATION (1.9.2022) Since I first wrote this post in September 2021 – there have been many newsworthy updates regarding all things COVID related. I will add some of those updates here. To see the latest information from Dr. Peter McCullough –...
