Creche Countdown – Day Three
It's Day Three of the Creche Countdown (but I guess I'm counting UP). December 3, 2020. Still flip-flop weather for me yesterday, but there's a weather change in store for central Kansas with snow (though not as much as once predicted) and colder temps. Next week it'll be back in the 50s. I can handle that. One never knows what's next in...
Creche Countdown – Day Two
It's December 2nd, 2020. Masks are mandated. Numbers are rising. Beds are scarce. But questions, suppositions, and theories continue to be thrown around like the leaves which so recently scattered in the frantic winds of central Kansas. People are no longer questioning the existence of Covid but the contradictory information which floods our...
Creche Countdown
Traditions!Christmas is one of those tradition-rich holidays. I love traditions, but I've found not all are 'doable' during Covid. In my book, Celebrate Grandparenting: 101 Ways to Intentionally Connect with your Grands, I devoted an entire section to Traditions, but that was pre-pandemic. Now, I find myself searching for a few new ones that...
Our Marathon Move – Part Three – Conclusion
NOTE: THIS IS PART THREE OF A SERIES CHRONICLING THE LAST THREE YEARS OF OUR LIVES. Come on along as I wrap up this journey....our commuter marriage and our marathon move.Finally, with no more loan extensions available, time was closing in. The stress was super intense. By then, our son had moved out, so I recleaned the house from top to...
Our Marathon Move – Part Two
NOTE: THIS IS PART TWO OF A 3-PART SERIES ABOUT OUR COMMUTER MARRIAGE AND MARATHON MOVE! Join us on the journey that's been our primary focus for three years...Overall, our plans for the next 60 years were good. Move, sell, pay off debt, downsize, retire, and live happily ever after. Sounds good, right? Easier said than done. Who knew we’d own...
Our Marathon Move
NOTE: THIS IS THE FIRST OF A 3-PART SERIES, ENCAPSULATING THE PAST THREE YEARS OF LIFE. Enjoy the journey as you hear of the ups and downs of life with the McAllisters. It's a journey which brought my blog to a screeching halt a few months ago, and it's the beginning of many more blog posts ahead, now that this crazy stage of life - for...
When Little is BIG!
Life has changed. I think we'll be looking for our new normal for some time, yet in the midst of "The Crazy" I'm finding the LITTLE things are becoming BIG things. I have so much for which to be thankful... ...my sweet friend, Rhonda, first of all. She CONSTANTLY reminds me to find gratitude, even in the midst of her own crazy. You're a ROCK...
Distractions, Worms, and Social Distancing!
It's Springtime in Kansas - at last! I've been absent for a while and I've missed you - my faithful readers. I've missed writing. Sharing life. Staying in touch. I've had many fleeting thoughts tempting me to craft them into a blog post, but it just hasn't happened. While taking a hiatus, I finished my fourth book (tentatively titled The Brain...
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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