by Elaine McAllister | Dec 3, 2020 | Christmas, Faith, Family, Friends, Grandparenting, Life, Pandemic, Reflecting God, Simplify, Thankfulness
It’s December 2nd, 2020. Masks are mandated. Numbers are rising. Beds are scarce. But questions, suppositions, and theories continue to be thrown around like the leaves which so recently scattered in the frantic winds of central Kansas. People are no longer...
by Elaine McAllister | Dec 2, 2020 | Celebrate Grandparenting, Christmas, Family, Grandparenting, Life, Pandemic, Reflecting God
Traditions!Christmas is one of those tradition-rich holidays. I love traditions, but I’ve found not all are ‘doable’ during Covid. In my book, Celebrate Grandparenting: 101 Ways to Intentionally Connect with your Grands, I devoted an entire section...
by Elaine McAllister | Jul 21, 2020 | Faith, Family, Life, Pandemic, Persistence, Simplify
NOTE: THIS IS PART THREE OF A SERIES CHRONICLING THE LAST THREE YEARS OF OUR LIVES. Come on along as I wrap up this journey….our commuter marriage and our marathon move.Finally, with no more loan extensions available, time was closing in. The stress was super...
by Elaine McAllister | Jul 20, 2020 | Faith, Family, Life, Pandemic, Persistence, Simplify, Trusting God, Uncategorized
NOTE: THIS IS PART TWO OF A 3-PART SERIES ABOUT OUR COMMUTER MARRIAGE AND MARATHON MOVE! Join us on the journey that’s been our primary focus for three years…Overall, our plans for the next 60 years were good. Move, sell, pay off debt, downsize, retire,...
by Elaine McAllister | Jul 18, 2020 | Family, Life, Persistence, Simplify, Thankfulness, Trusting God
NOTE: THIS IS THE FIRST OF A 3-PART SERIES, ENCAPSULATING THE PAST THREE YEARS OF LIFE. Enjoy the journey as you hear of the ups and downs of life with the McAllisters. It’s a journey which brought my blog to a screeching halt a few months ago, and...
by Elaine McAllister | Apr 1, 2020 | Faith, Family, Friends, Grandparenting, Life, Reflecting God, Thankfulness, Trusting God, Truth
Life has changed. I think we’ll be looking for our new normal for some time, yet in the midst of “The Crazy” I’m finding the LITTLE things are becoming BIG things. I have so much for which to be thankful… …my sweet friend, Rhonda,...
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