by Elaine McAllister | Sep 18, 2024 | All Aboard! The Adventures of Miss Ratcliff, Ancestor Profiles, Faith, Family, Generational Storytelling, Life, Memories, Mini-Memoirs, Perspective, Travel
Believe it or not, “revisiting” our recent trip is hard work! Those who know me well know I’m always on a trek for knowledge. I want to know things, I love to research and learn (always have), and I have to piece together things until they make...
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 | Sep 13, 2024 | All Aboard! The Adventures of Miss Ratcliff, Ancestor Profiles, Family, Friends, Generational Storytelling, Life, Mini-Memoirs, Travel
Grandma’s journey took her across Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and California. Ours included all of those states but California PLUS Wyoming and Montana. Hers lasted nearly a year. Ours, only two and a half weeks. Hers was limited to where...
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 22, 2024 | Family, Life, Perspective, Thankfulness
“Make a list of your blessings,” the author suggested. “During the next week, see if you can unpack 100 things for which you’re thankful.” Challenge accepted! I can do that, I thought. God has blessed me big time. So, I grabbed a notebook...
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