The Paradox of Advent
Cases are spiking quickly and deaths are mounting in our host country. There are rumors of another lockdown, and I keep wondering how the virus will affect our holidays....
Category: Life Overseas
Shadow and Light: An Interview with Tsh Oxenreider
We are so excited to welcome author Tsh Oxenreider to share more about her new Advent guide, Shadow and Light! Get to know Tsh and her heart for the...
How To Actually Practice Advent {Plus an Invitation!}
So I’m a bit of an Advent junkie. Name an Advent book, tool or experience that’s come out in the last ten years and I probably have it. In...
Why Did You Ever Doubt?
Do you know what it feels like to start to drown? To feel like there is no way up and out? You gasp for air,...
Where Do We Go From Here?
We are just a couple of days past the presidential election in the United States. Many of you bear a symbol other than the eagle on...
Unforeseen Growth
What feels like forever ago (but in reality, it’s been only four years), I found myself in a new house in a new country staring at our boring, empty,...
On Soil and Seeds
Recently I turned over the soil in our garden, pulling out the large weeds, and found a piece of glass. I immediately snatched it up, lest one our children...
Surrendering Comfort + Easy French Apple Cake
We’ve been on the field for 10 years and just last year we started going to local fellowship as a family on a regular basis. There,...
Kicking Off Retreat Week
It’s here! We’re officially kicking off retreat week here at Velvet Ashes. This is the first time we’ve ever offered a retreat in October. We are absolutely thrilled with...
Language Learning to the Rescue
Pregnancy brain is a real thing, but I thought it couldn’t catch up to me. I took pride in my sharp, dependable memory. A few months into my first...
