Beautiful Feet
Across the ocean, nestled under a tree, people gather on Sundays to meet at one of my favorite churches. It is hot year-round in that corner...
Category: Life Overseas
There Is Room In the Body for Different
I was fresh off the plane and only able to understand slivers of conversation in Pidgin English. But, as I sat cross-legged on the blue tarp-covered dirt that provided...
Puzzle Pieces
My sister was supposed to visit last year. She asked, as usual, what I wanted her to bring me. I requested a jigsaw puzzle – 500-1000 pieces. I love...
Lessons Learned in West Africa
I remember our first days in West Africa. We’d been using rental cars while we waited for our truck to arrive and the rental cars repeatedly...
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...
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...
