From the balcony window I can look out over the city and see the airport, usually marked by the coming and going of planes, in the distance. Often, I...
Never Too Late to Ask {Book Club}
Again, let me start by saying that while the story in And Every Morning The Way Home Gets Longer and Longer deals with the topic of dementia and Alzheimer’s,...
10 Questions to Ask During the Pandemic Pause
“Time is flying by. And time is standing still,” a friend observed to me the other day, trying to sum up how life has felt during the coronavirus pandemic....
This Week’s Theme: Pause
You know that moment when the video you’ve been streaming stops to buffer? You can’t control when that little circle will stop spinning, when your movie or show will...
Have You Seen? {August 9th, 2020}
Last Week’s Theme: Welcome to Velvet Ashes The Welcome Mat by Alyssa Rooke—"The group started right during the time that I was...
Unlikely Places
They had trained for this. In circles where they could speak freely, they listened to women share fears about their upcoming births. With calming tones, they...
Hope as My Identity
I had already realized that I wasn’t handling our current transition well. After years of transitions, I’ve discovered that I haven’t properly processed any of them, so I wanted...
A Place Without Coordinates {Book Club}
A Note from Sarah and Rachel: we are thrilled to have Bayta hosting Book Club this month! She’s definitely not a stranger here, and we are excited to be...
The Welcome Mat
Whenever I walk up to a house, my eyes always focus in on the presence or lack of the welcome mat. There is something inviting and comforting about a...
This Week’s Theme: Welcome to Velvet Ashes
Hey, friend! Yes, you who just stumbled across our social media page or went hunting for a community that gets you. Yes, you who have been...
