by Elaine McAllister | Aug 23, 2026 | Faith, Life, Memories, Reflecting God, Trusting God
I was a country kid. A horseback-riding, cattle-checking, fence-fixing, Jeep-driving, Daddy’s girl. Ranch life was the best, and memories remain decades later as if they were made just last week. Those memories sometimes include ones that have nothing at all to do...
by Elaine McAllister | Aug 16, 2026 | Family, Life, Uncategorized
Have you ever considered the design and marketing of luggage? Did you know there are specialists whose only job is to create mobile containers of all shapes and sizes to satisfy the needs of today’s frequent flyers?Luggage manufacturers tout precise construction,...
by Elaine McAllister | Feb 12, 2026 | Death, Elder Care, Faith, Family, Generational Storytelling, Ghostwriting, Life, Memories, Trusting God, Truth, Writing
I’ve been silent, and yes, dust bunnies have accumulated on my blog. I was reminded of this a few days ago while meeting someone for coffee. A local woman – a faithful follower of my blog – came to our table to ask if I’d stopped writing. She had...
by Elaine McAllister | Oct 16, 2025 | Faith, Life, Perspective, Reflecting God, Trusting God, Words Have Power
When reading the Bible do you ever visualize the story in your mind’s eye? A friend of mine once shared devotions at a staff meeting I attended. She retold an all-too-familiar Bible story but with such excitement and passion that every listener was enthralled. We were...
by Elaine McAllister | Jul 4, 2025 | All Aboard! The Adventures of Miss Ratcliff, Ancestor Profiles, Family, Generational Storytelling, Life, Memories, Mini-Memoirs
The following story is not one I can claim as my own, however I can claim the featured person as an ancestor! My paternal grandfather wrote this (years ago) about the sister of his grandma, and because it has to do with Independence Day (1912), I thought I’d...
by Elaine McAllister | Jun 24, 2025 | Faith, Family, Life, Mini-Memoirs, Perspective, Prayer, Thankfulness, Trusting God
A couple weeks ago, I wrote about my uncle (Jim) who was killed in Vietnam in 1969. When his older brother (David) was drafted later that year, our family was devastated to learn he, too, was being sent to the front lines in that jungle war. That blog Is There...
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