Shalom in Real Life
Shalom. We all long for it, but it seems elusive, doesn’t it? Shalom is the Hebrew word for peace. It is a very rich word...
Category: Hope and Joy
An Easter Message of Hope
Isaiah 53:3 He was despised and rejected—a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief. We turned our backs on him and looked the other way. He was despised and...
A Living Redemption {The Grove: Redeem}
In life, all of us take our turns trying to answer difficult questions. Deep questions like, “How can a good God allow pain and suffering?” Or some far less...
All Things
A few years after my husband and I got married, we moved away from family to go to seminary. Both my husband and I were taking graduate classes and...
Hold Fast to Hope
As a kid there was this boy in town that we called Baltha Dorch. Baltha means "stupid" and it was easy to tell that he had some mental difficulties....
A Virtual Scrapbook of Grace {The Grove: Treasured Up}
Thank you so much to those who have already given to our year-end campaign! We are excited to report we have raised $12,197.00 so far! Make sure you head over...
Merry Christmas from Velvet Ashes
A Christmas Prayer Jesus, the Light of the World, as we celebrate your birth, may we begin to see the world in the light of the understanding you give...
Returning Stronger Than Before
After a fun, bantering conversation with my mom, she looked at my husband and said, “Wow, Jeremy! What happened? Jenilee is a bit feistier than I remember.”...
My Christmas Mom
As our twenty-fourth Christmas overseas approached, an overwhelming sadness shrouded me. Shouldn’t it get easier with time? We arrived to Central America on December 28, 1991 with a babe in...
Waiting Safely
When I was a child I used to love the weeks leading up to Christmas. The waiting for that one special day that was slowly approaching was almost delicious. Every...
