A Cord of Three
I’m not a genealogist; I leave that distinction to my brother who is. I am simply a family historian who is passionate about generational storytelling. My ‘work’ is challenging, exhausting, fascinating, never-ending, and yes…even addictive. But, I do it because of the resulting connectedness and resiliency our family gains as we know from whence we came.
Spontaneous Living in 2024!
8,760! That’s it!Whether we’re the president of a multi-million dollar corporation or barely squeaking by on a meager monthly stipend after a lifetime of punching the time clock, we all get the same number of hours every year. 8,760.It makes no difference our ethnicity, education, economic status, or energy level. Those on the...
Country Cougar
“McPherson Woman Reports Rare Mountain Lion Sighting: Last Documented Sighting of a Cougar in Kansas was in 1904.” That was the headline! The local newspaper was first to tell my story; just a couple sentences about what I saw in the New Gottland area of McPherson County. Days later, a regional newspaper ran with a slightly...
Gobsmacked!
Long ago, I resigned myself to the fact that something very valuable to my younger self must have been unintentionally tossed out with the trash sometime in the last five decades. Thankfully, the memory hasn’t faded.I even mentioned this on social media a few weeks ago when a friend’s post rekindled my memory. For the millionth time, I...
Learning to Love the God Jesus Knows!
Have you ever been so challenged by a book that you couldn’t put it down except to catch your breath and process its message before you pick it up and begin to read again? Check out this book, The Good and Beautiful God, by James Bryan Smith. THE CHARACTER OF GOD Of his book, Smith says “…the focus is on the character of God...
Those Eyes…and That Mustache!
Several years ago, my brother and I acquired a box of old stuff from our last remaining paternal aunt. She knew the contents would be treasured by us. Glenn is a genetic genealogist and I’m passionate about generational storytelling – a cosmic duo! As we sorted through that box, one picture intrigued me. But alas, the family was...
Feasting with Friends
How can it be? I’m seated next to the One who came to save the world. Yet, only He knows what lies ahead. No one else knows…well, except for me! I was given a glance into the future – a flash forward, if you will. I know what’s coming but the others seated around the table are clueless. That simple glance changed my...
The Ratcliffs of Lancashire, England
Fierce storms battered the small fleet of forty ships accompanying William Penn and his family to a colony to be named Pennsylvania. Charles II of England granted this colony to Penn, and he gathered other Quakers and set sail on the 5th day of the 7th month of 1682. Thirty-nine passengers boarded a small sailing vessel –...
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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