by Elaine McAllister | Apr 12, 2019 | Elder Care, Faith, Family, Life, Thankfulness, Writing
It’s been a few years. Much has changed. Little ones have grown up. People have moved. Relationships have ended and others have begun. Time flies, and memories fade, but still, the absence of one’s Mama is not easy to disguise. It remains. There’s a...
by Elaine McAllister | Apr 3, 2019 | Faith, Family, Life, Writing
I just participated in Writers Chat, an awesome group of Christian writers who encourage, support, challenge, and inspire each other weekly, online. Today we focused on our writing stories; when we realized we were meant to write, how God is leading us, what genres we...
by Elaine McAllister | Mar 1, 2019 | Life, Simplify, Writing
God’s Awesome Creation As a young mom, I didn’t miss many opportunities to give God credit for the beautiful sunrises and sunsets we saw living in the plains of Kansas. I’d often tell my kids, Shawna and Travis, that God was painting pictures for us as we...
by Elaine McAllister | Oct 5, 2018 | Life, Simplify, Writing
I was amazed to find my 2019 planner on my desk this morning. I thought it was lost forever in the deep dark crevices of the unknown underground! Interestingly, my Camaro was parked safely in the garage, too. That’s when I realized it was only a dream. What is it that...
by Elaine McAllister | Aug 2, 2018 | Family, Grandparenting, Life, Writing
My maternal grandmother was a one-time teacher, and a frugal saver of papers. She bound them together between hardback covers from discarded books using metal rings inserted through punched holes to secure them. Several years of Sunday school papers were well...
by Elaine McAllister | Jul 24, 2018 | Family, Grandparenting, Writing
If you’re following “A Story, Unfolding” in my blog, you may remember I introduced my grandma – before she was my grandma. She was the girl my grandpa met at that birthday party in 1905 – remember? (If not, click here to go back and read part...
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