Watching for Blockbuster Moments
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 captured and carried into that Biblical scene with her, as if it were in...
Remembering a Great Aunt (A Tribute to Aunt Ruth)
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 share it today! Enjoy! - Elaine I knew this great lady for forty years - Aunt Ruth...
An Epilogue…
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 Anything Too Hard for God? prompted a recent conversation with David, resulting in...
Is There Anything Too Hard for God?
Vietnam was once an ugly, never-to-be-forgotten war zone where young Americans died at a much-too-rapid pace. Soldiers trudged through steamy jungles where ugliness was up close and personal, while a different kind of torture plagued their friends and families back home. Devastating news reports triggered fear. Actual war footage was shown in...
Is There Anything Too Hard for God?
Vietnam was once an ugly, never-to-be-forgotten war zone where young Americans died at a much-too-rapid pace. Soldiers trudged through steamy jungles where ugliness was seen up close and personal. A different kind of torture plagued their friends and families back home. Devastating news reports triggered fear as we watched actual war footage...
Jacob and Susanna (Toews) Block
Four-year-old Susan happily played with her older sister and brothers on the deck of the S.S. Teutonia as the steady waves of the North Atlantic Ocean lulled newborn Abraham to sleep. It was late August of 1874 when the Jacob and Susanna Block family embarked on this journey to begin a new life in a new land known as the United States of...
Changing Seasons through the Windshields of Life
Food? Check. Clothes? Check. Linens? Check. Toiletries? Check. Jim and I were packed, loaded, hitched, and ready to hit the road with our fur-baby, Shotgun who loves to ride shotgun between us. This lightweight, refurbished, new-to-us travel trailer perfectly suited our retirement dreams. No more searching for clean, reasonably-priced,...
National Day of Prayer 2025
A few years ago, I made a promise. I love to write, but I had no time while working and raising a family. Once I retired, I was ready to reinvent myself but had no platform, no following, and no clue where to begin. I promised God that if He would open doors, I would ignore my introverted self and boldly walk through them. God has faithfully...
Welcome, I’m Elaine. I’m a follower of Jesus Christ, a choreographer of 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!
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