Our hope is that the themes this month welcoming you to the field and to Velvet Ashes are full of life and light. This process of peeling back layers of...
Have You Seen? {August 19, 2018}
Welcome to Have You Seen? We’ll review last week and share other posts from around the web. Enjoy rest and renewal while you cozy up for some soul-food reading....
The Day I Bought a Rug {The Grove: Homemaking}
“I bought a rug,” I texted to my best friend. There was no preface, no following clarifying statement. Just… “I bought a rug.” “Wow,” she texted back....
Decorating Hacks for Cross-Cultural Living
Most of us have a vision in our head of how our ideal home will be decorated. Bold colors or comfortable furniture or a gallery wall. But cross-cultural living, as...
The Light Is Dawning {Book Club}
I love sections like the one we read for today in Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman. We read Chapters 9-17. In the middle of...
A Page From My Kids’ Playbook
I’m a horrible homemaker. Exhibit A: we’ve been in our house for longer than a year, and I still haven’t made an effort to thoughtfully hang things on the walls....
The Grove Word Prompt: Homemaking
Pictures on the wall signal a settled home. I don't know about you, but sometimes it is hard to settle in to our houses overseas. Perhaps furniture...
Have You Seen? {August 12, 2018}
Welcome to Have You Seen? We’ll review last week and share other posts from around the web. Enjoy rest and renewal while you cozy up for some soul-food reading....
Drowning in a Pit of Do-Do {The Grove: Serving}
Early in our cross-cultural work, a question was posed in a teaching that both intrigued and challenged me. We had been in our place of service for a couple years...
The Work of the Lord—Is It All On Me?
On the field, especially when you aren't part of a team, it can feel overwhelming. It can feel like you’re the only one serving. Because, of course,...
