A Response to ‘Here I Am’
In this year of great intensity, challenge and struggle, I’ve been drawn to simple things and quiet spaces. I long for peace, calm and rest. If...
Category: Spiritual Formation
No Strings Attached
To the 7-year old Sarah who declared to the Lord, “I’ll be anything you want me to be but PLEASE don’t make me be a cross-cultural worker”,...
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...
The Vision We Need When We Tend Our Soul
I am going away on a retreat this weekend and I am so thankful for this opportunity to tend my soul. The retreat is based on 1 Peter so...
How to Actually Be a Mary Instead of a Martha
“MOM!” the three-year old yells from the toilet where she is waiting for me to wipe her bum. “MOM!” calls the 12 year-old from the dining...
It’s Time to Be Loved
I’ve spent weeks trying to get this post started. I wanted to talk about education and routine along with my own sense of apathy towards this coming year. Yet,...
An Open Letter to My Planner
Dear planner, I know our defalt. Scribbled-full pages. Hour-by-hour appointments and obligations. A quick spot for a friend here, time for a sandwiched-in conversation there. I...
Looking for the Good
Like many other countries worldwide, South Africa has slowly been lowering our levels of lockdown and life is gradually returning to what we once knew as normal. For most...
A Disrupted Life
I was in 5th grade when my dad decided to leave. I came home from school and my parents sat my sister and me on the stairs that led...
Becoming Unstuck
Stuck. The word jumped right off the page. I could have sworn that it was bold faced with a star highlighting the empty line, awaiting my name on the...
