by Elaine McAllister Admin | Sep 17, 2024 | All Aboard! The Adventures of Miss Ratcliff, Ancestor Profiles, Faith, Family, Generational Storytelling, Life, Memories, Mini-Memoirs, Travel, Uncategorized
Good Morning! I hope you’re enjoying riding along with my husband and I as we retrace the steps of my grandma’s 1913 trip out West. What an adventure for her, but an equally fascinating adventure for the two of us 111 years later. If you haven’t read...
by Elaine McAllister | Aug 13, 2024 | Faith, Grace, Life, Perspective, Prayer, Reflecting God, Trusting God
I have always appreciated a great challenge and I’ve succeeded at more than a few over my lifetime. Oh, but I’m not finished. There’s always room for improvement. Right? The Good and Beautiful series written by James Bryan Smith provided my most...
by Elaine McAllister | Jul 11, 2024 | Faith, Family, Friends, Life, Perspective, Reflecting God, Trusting God, Uncategorized, Words Have Power, Writing
How often in our Christian walk do we praise God, serve others, and care for our families UNTIL our paths are suddenly obscured by unknown circumstances? My husband and I were on our way to Wichita last week and I was reading as he drove. Breaking the silence – my...
by Elaine McAllister | Jun 14, 2024 | Faith, Family, Life, Memories, Pandemic, Perspective, Prayer, Thankfulness, Trusting God
A couple of years ago, I saw something in nature that gave me a new perspective on life and death; on caregiving. It was Day 12 of my husband’s fight for life. I was en route to the hospital where he was battling Covid Pneumonia – a long, battle with many...
by Elaine McAllister | Mar 16, 2024 | Celebrate Grandparenting, Faith, Family, Grandparenting, Life, Prayer, Reflecting God, School, Traditions, Truth
Prayer matters! Praying with and for your grandchildren matters!They may be too young to understand the importance of your prayers, or they may be old enough to take it lightly and even roll their eyes, but your grandchildren will never forget that you are praying for...
by Elaine McAllister | Feb 8, 2024 | Faith, Family, Grace, Grandparenting, Life, Perspective
Sometimes I feel I need industrial-strength glue or duct tape to hold things together as I navigate this broken world. Life is hard. Perhaps glue and tape could heal all wounds. Maybe it could guard the younger generation from pain and hard times. As a wife, mother,...
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