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...
Category: Relationships
The Value of Secondhand Faith
As a mom, I desperately want my children to have a deep, real, full, abiding relationship with Jesus. I want them to love, serve and honor him all the...
Invitation to Share: Hear from Women in the Community about their Retreat Experience
We can tell you how amazing Velvet Ashes retreats are, but don’t just take our word for it! Today you get to hear from three...
Pulled Taut from the Heavenlies
When I hear the word tension, all the negative feelings rise to the surface. I think of tense muscles, hard meetings, and walking-on-eggshells to avoid a burst. My knee-jerk...
When Disagreement Becomes Reality
Last week I looked across my teaching podium to my high school students and said, “I never thought a global pandemic would split churches, divide families, splinter relationships.”...
Jesus With Skin On + Overnight Pancakes
I recently read something on social media I posted 12 years ago. It said, “I’m thankful MLK had a dream…we get to live it without much hostility!”...
When Preparation Means Waiting
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...
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
The Dilemma 98%. Yes, we are talking about education this week and no, that is not a test score. You see, very early...
A Community for Building and Growing
There are still a few spots left in Connection Groups! Check them out on our page. A Connection Group is a...
Space to Connect
There were 5 of us. Women of different generations, living in different places, at different stages in our overseas journey. And yet we shared the same call of a...
