Conferences are Underrated; Sleep is Overrated!
Well, I did it! Who would’ve thought it? Certainly, not I. I’ve just returned from the Florida Christian Writers Conference at Lake Yale, just outside of Orlando. It was truly a great opportunity and one for which I am so thankful. Everything came together in the last month making the unbelievable, possible, for me! God is opening doors and...
Firsts!
“I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it.” – Vincent Willem van Gogh I like that quote from the famous Dutch post-impressionist painter! Think about it. There isn’t one thing we do NOW, that we didn’t do ONCE, for the very FIRST time! Right? Before you took your first step, you didn’t walk. Before you said your...
When God says “PRAY!”……just PRAY!
It was 3 a.m. and I was wide awake, sensing the need for prayer! There were no howling coyotes or barking dogs. There was no thunderstorm, but I was awakened from a sound sleep and a telephone number was as clear to me as if it were written in large, glow-in-the-dark numbers on the ceiling of our bedroom. 241-xxxx ( I won't list the exact...
The Struggle is Real!
It's real. This struggle. The churning in my gut. The thoughts racing haphazardly through my mind. Those fears. Those what-ifs. Those prayers for which I have no words. I'm thankful God knows my groanings, and I'm thankful for His promises of peace, though I'm not experiencing it just yet. My world is a flurry of unknown realities over which I...
Comfort Zone
My dictionary defines "comfort zone" as being "the level at which one functions with ease and familiarity." I'd say that pretty accurately describes where I found myself. I was overweight, and out of shape. I'd always been strong enough, and stubborn enough, that my weight didn't slow me down - or so I thought! Thankfully, the impetus wasn't a...
Silence Doesn’t Indicate Inactivity!
There's been a silence lately. My blog has been a bit inactive. I haven't been inactive, but I've been absent! My fingers have been flying over the keys on my computer. Pages have been flying out of my printer at an alarmingly speedy rate, too. In fact, I think I'll buy stock in HP, as my purchase of ink cartridges is surely affecting the...
God’s Perfect Timing
God worked everything out less than two hours before the deadline, answering two prayers at once.
Little is Much…
In this country, where excess is commonplace, and millions of people seek after that which is bigger and better, isn't it ironic that SO MUCH can often be accomplished by SO LITTLE. Warning: Random thoughts ahead! Our alphabet has only twenty-six letters! No more. No less. Only 26! Each one has its own voice. Each one holds promise. Each has a...
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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