Long-Term Investment + Baked Oatmeal
Our first two years living overseas were the worst of our marriage. There was culture shock, cooking fails, language barriers, and so many other obstacles. I spent the better...
Category: Life Overseas
A Liturgy for Staying
El Roi, God who sees me- The foreigner The wanderer The sojourner- Thank you that you see...
Longing for Certainty
I’m not sure that I should be the one writing this piece. This past year, the question of staying has been on my mind frequently, and not with any...
It’s Retreat Week, Ladies! (Here’s our lineup)
It’s Retreat week, ladies! Our global Velvet Ashes Online Retreat is happening this weekend! Show of hands, how many of you are mentally, emotionally, and spiritually...
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Fostering Unity in Overseas Community
I had connected with a cross-cultural worker whose son was having his first birthday, and she graciously included my family on the invitation list. As I arrived with my...
Invisible Walls
Walls can come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Walls are not just physical structures, but can be psychological and emotional fortresses erected with the intent to protect...
Created For Connection, so Why Is It so Hard?
It’s not often that someone else gets it, I mean really gets it: the frequent power black outs, the elusive balance of attempting to go with the flow and...
Arrows and Anchors
As we stand at the brink of another year, it is a little hard for me to see past this moment. I feel grateful and thankful to be here,...
A Christmas Blessing
In a year when the thrill of hope seems like a memory from another time; In a season when we can collectively understand what a weary...
The Resilience to Rejoice in 2020
There is a hashtag going around on Instagram, #thegoodlist. Some friends of mine have used it recently as a way to remember the good things that came with 2020,...
