
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,...
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,...
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...
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,...
A week after my 18th birthday, I boarded a plane that would take me to Ecuador for a year. A picture was taken that day at the airport -...
When Velvet Ashes first reached out to me to write, I thought I would have a million words to say about anticipation. Words about how we can anticipate all...
“Can 2020 just be over already?” a friend of mine stated recently. I nodded and thought about the meme someone texted me with the heading: “If 2020 were a...
The holidays have a way of rubbing salt in the raw wounds of my singleness. While God and I continue to have conversations around the dream...
I am a perpetual loser at Christmas. While some folks have a skillfully crafted game plan and crush it on Christmas traditions, people like me can’t remember where we...
A friend of mine shared this tweet last week: So true! But I would put Home Alone in the 2nd group. The...
December has arrived, and with it the full onslaught of Christmas preparations. Our house is decorated; now I’m turning my attention to the holiday baking, gift-buying, and end-of-the-year and...
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