by Elaine Olsen | Aug 18, 2011 | artistry, living God's truth, pain, she speaks, writing
“There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men. Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the...
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 8, 2011 | a quick word, writing
I had an experience yesterday… not unlike the ones I had with her. I’ve spent the better part of my morning thinking about my experience, writing a few words to memorialize our encounter. I’m not sharing the fullness of that writing in a post, but I...
by Elaine Olsen | Apr 26, 2011 | faith, friendship, writing
I’ve been writing this morning, trying hard to edit and rewrite portions of my current work-in-progress. In particular, I’ve been focusing on Hebrews 11:4 and Abel’s great contribution to our walkabouts in faith. The title of the piece is “Faith Gives a Good Offering...
by Elaine Olsen | Mar 11, 2011 | cancer, cancer volume 4, living God's truth, writing
“Just one word from You, and everything changes. Just one word from You, will bring me life.” –Vicky Beeching {“Listening”, Eternity Invades, 2010} Just one word. I awakened with this refrain running through my thoughts this morning. I’ve been thinking on it ever...
by Elaine Olsen | Mar 3, 2011 | cancer, cancer volume 4, faith, words, writing
It mocks me from a distance; sits on a shelf in my den, begging for notice while collecting dust. A purple, three-ring binder containing 50,000 words, personal words. Words written from a place of noble thought and understanding. Words that took nearly a year to...
by Elaine Olsen | Feb 3, 2011 | blogaversary, cancer, cancer volume 3, writing
I wanted to wait and write when I had something profound to say; I decided against it because… 1. You might be waiting a long time to hear from me, and 2. Today marks my three year blogging anniversary. My heart longs to mark this occasion with eloquent prose and...
