I’m a follower of Jesus Christ, a choreographer of dancing words, a challenger of the status quo, an admirer of all things colorful, and a lover of life who finds great comfort and joy in knowing I’m completely adequate to do whatever it is God calls me to do! I’m a wife to one, mom to two, grandma to five, and I live in the middle of the United States of America with my husband, and a cat named Mufasa who believes he owns our home!
My hope is you’ll find inspiration, encouragement, truth, and even a bit of humor in my words penned in this blog!
Elaine McAllister Author – Recent Blog Posts
“All Aboard” Revisited – Part Four
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 the first three...
“All Aboard” Revisited – Part Three
Overall, our trip was uneventful, and that's a good thing. Jim and I are thankful for safe travel and no near misses in our 3,000+ mile trip. We had great traveling weather EXCEPT for a massive lightning show and brief (but powerful) downpour in SW Wyoming. Semis....
“All Aboard” Revisited – Part Two
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 there...
“All Aboard” Revisited – Part One
If you have been within earshot of me in the past few months, you've heard me talk about All Aboard! The Adventures of Miss Ratcliff. My most recent (7th) book was a work of the heart and a mini-memoir of my paternal grandmother. The nutshell version is this: A...
Living the Good and Beautiful Life
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 recent life challenge,...
Before the Red Ink Dries!
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...