The Special Thing About Being Single and Overseas
Hannah is 27 years old and from North Carolina. She is a full-time laborer serving in East Asia. She is also a single woman....
Category: Singleness
More Than a Penny for a Single Woman’s Thoughts
This week has been dubbed "Men's Week" here at Velvet Ashes. Because we've asked men to come and speak into our lives on the theme "What Men Wish We...
How to Make Your Table Holy Ground
The train would roll into town in the wee hours of the morning. After a summer away, we were, with a sense of both relief and exhaustion, returning home. Home...
It’s Simple, But Not Easy {excerpt from Katie Davis}
Serving overseas as a single woman can mean sacrificing opportunities. It can mean lessening your opportunities to meet a longed-for husband. For some it has even meant sacrificing an existing...
Tales of a Single Woman
It's a Friday night. Jolene and I wandered into a hair salon to get our hair washed and dried. It is a wonderful way to spend $0.75. As we were...
Consistent Transitions
*Sigh* I know you want to do it too. We hear the word transitions and it just makes us want to sigh, or perhaps...
Changing the rules of the game
The organization I used to be with had a “Career Program” and anyone could apply after one year on the field. Even though I’d been on the...
On Faith, Boys, and Living the Cliff Hangers
Dear Miss Morielle of one year ago, the Morielle of January 2013, One year ago January 1st was the most romantic night of your life. Jazz trumpets...
