8 Practical Tips for Returning and Furnishing Your Home {The Grove: Returning}
Here at Velvet Ashes we are passionate about holding your hand as you go through re-entry, because we know what a roller coaster it can be. Most often we focus...
Author: Danielle Wheeler
7 Tips for Your Post-Retreat Week
You are likely planning to get back into daily life after your Velvet Ashes Retreat fully renewed, with that post-retreat afterglow. If this happens for you, praise Jesus and...
How Can We Pray for You?
We’re just days away from our global community experiencing the 2018 Velvet Ashes Retreat, and here is the phrase that keeps circling in my head: “Anything good...
What NOT to Tell Yourself When Going Through Change {The Grove: Change}
An empty space existed in a corner of my living room. What better to fill an empty space with than a plant, of course! I told...
Retreat Registration is Now Open!
http://vimeo.com/257548145 It’s here! Registration for the 2018 Velvet Ashes Retreat is officially OPEN. The early bird registration rate (only $10!) is available for one...
When You Feel Guilty for Being Worn Out {The Grove – Renew}
Much of this post comes straight from the pages of my own journal. I’ve journaled a lot of my thoughts on the subject of renewal in the past months as...
Pinpricks of Light {The Grove – Presence}
https://vimeo.com/193605205 Our Not Alone Campaign is almost finished here at Velvet Ashes! If it's been on your heart and on your to-do list...
I Couldn’t Do This Without You
Who are your “I couldn’t do this without you” people? Who are the ones that show up for you? Who are the ones you lean on so you can do...
The Christmas Ache and the Conundrum of this Cross-Cultural Life
This Christmas season it’s a sweet comfort to know Immanuel, God is with us. But let’s be very honest here. Sometimes it doesn’t feel like enough. Yes, God is with...
What a 4-Year-Old Taught Me About Asking for Money
Patty Stallings was visiting our home, and she and I needed to go to the store together. My then four-year-old son Titus heard that he would be coming along, so...
