A Taste of Thankfulness
I'm practicing thankfulness! How about you? It's a challenge that is gaining popularity, and it is definitely a practice that has value. Join me on this journey... I'm grateful for my body! Thankful that I'm taking better care of it - finally. Thankful that it's serving me WELL even after years of NOT being too kind to it. Thankful for the...
Fifty Fat Facts
Do you know what fifty pounds of fat looks like? I don't either, but I know what five pounds looks like thanks to a recent picture shared on the internet! It's kind of gross, isn't it? Until recently, I carried around ten times that much excess weight, so I celebrated the loss of fifty pounds and staged a picture that's worth a thousand...
Hand in Hand
Hand in hand, mother and daughter walked down the stairs. Shawna and I, both nervous about what was to come, were on an adventure visiting the preschool she would soon be attending. The room was alive with color! Shapes, numbers, and letters decorated the walls. Child-size places were just waiting to be explored, and little chairs sat empty...
First Things First!
When preparing for our 'first' Bible study of this new series, I was reading - both in my Bible, and in a plethora of research books and commentaries I have. Having led studies for several years, this is not a new thing to me, but this particular study is without a study guide, per se! No 'fill-in-the-blank' book for participants to complete...
Contagious Wellness
There's more to life than eating! I think I just learned that! Eating and entertainment used to be synonymous. Our social life - such as it was - involved food! My husband and I would meet friends for dinner. We'd invite the kids and grandkids over, and we'd eat. We'd call and meet at our favorite pizza place. We'd stop by some local spot...
A Frozen Fiasco
Spring thaws and heavy rains would often cause the winding creek to overflow its banks, making it necessary for the county to pour a concrete high water bridge on this rarely traveled road. The concrete allowed local traffic to ford the creek and continue on their way – unless, of course, the mud made the road impassable! No one lived on that...
Riding the Wind
He’s on two and I’m on three, Just as happy as we can be, Sun on our back and wind in our face, Riding together all over the place! No more time sheets – no alarms! Praying God keeps us from harm. He’s on two and I’m on three, Doin’ life together – it’s how it should be! I wrote this little ditty (above) while riding my Kawasaki trike down the...
“When do I ‘arrive’?”
"When do I arrive?" It was a question I struggled with. I was a young wife and mother - well, not real young - but just not feeling like I was where I wanted to be in my Christian walk. Nothing was wrong with it, I just wanted more. I wondered, when do I get to the point of being the woman God wants me to be? When do I arrive? So, I asked...
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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