There is a dark side to singleness. An ugly, evil, green dark side. Four years ago, I was preparing to move to my...
This Week’s Theme: Being Single
Single sister, let’s grab coffee and sit across the table from each other, lingering over conversation and stories and laughter and maybe some tears. Tell us...
Have You Seen? {May 16th, 2021}
Last Week’s Theme: Doing Family Always Watching + Fish Tacos by Ashley Felder—"So why am I sharing this with you? Because it hit me hard that people...
Attachment Matters
I became pregnant for the first time at the age of 23; it was both an unexpected pregnancy and an unexpected extra baby. I was working at a university...
Longing for Wholeness
When our children were very young, I delighted in hauling them along with me to whatever I was involved in. My oldest slept, wrapped in a sling, while I...
Broken Messengers {Book Club}
It is spring in the Midwest, USA, which means it can be snowing at the start of the week and sunny and hot at the end....
Always Watching + Fish Tacos
Recently, our oldest, nearly 12, asked me, “Mom, I thought we were ‘m’s.’ How come I don’t see you sharing the Gospel with a lot of people?”...
This Week’s Theme: Doing Family
Doing family on (and off) the field comes with a special set of joys and challenges! Most likely you have gotten to spend a little extra...
Have You Seen? {May 9th, 2021}
Last Week’s Theme: Invitations Awake, O My Soul by Corella Roberts—"Winter was coming, a needed reprieve after a flourishing Spring and Summer. I could enter it...
Why ‘Invited’? And a Retreat Check-in
Today we are excited to share with you why God led us to the theme “Invited” for this year’s Velvet Ashes Retreat. We’re also thrilled to hear from three...
