Savoring a Goodbye
Dear Velvet Ashes, I have deleted the start of this letter six times already, no matter how I begin, it doesn’t sound quite right. This week we have...
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Dear Velvet Ashes, I have deleted the start of this letter six times already, no matter how I begin, it doesn’t sound quite right. This week we have...
Hey Friends, It's been a while since we did a roll call post where we want to hear from all of you. Yes, you, you who rarely comment or...
One of the rites of passage in my church growing up was when you were old enough not to sit with your parents. Sitting with the other teens, I can...
My last name may not scream an ethnicity to you. Unless you are Chinese, and then when you see my pale face, sturdy bones, and slightly curly hair, the response...
Language can be tricky and fluid. When I was a Resident Assistant in college, we were told to call residents from other countries “international students” instead of “foreign students.” International...
I wasn't there—yet—but I love to hear the stories of my family waiting for me to deplane after my first year in China. They were able to wait at the...
We are long overdue for a community post! If this is your first Velvet Ashes Community post, here's the gig: We'll have a list of ten questions you can copy...
Jesus died. But death was not the end. Death could not hold him. Hallelujah! Rising from the dead, he set us free from the sin that so easily...
Want to know the irony of this post? I was sick on Sunday. Well, it started Saturday evening with purging the contents of my stomach. To be repeated at...
Don't you love when God brings just the right word to you here at Velvet Ashes . . . and in that moment you are revived. We do. We love...
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