The HOW of it All (And Winners Announced!)
You know it’s coming. You know he’s got the ring. Maybe you even know what the ring looks like. But what makes you really sure of it all, is knowing down to your toes that this was meant to be. So it’s no surprise that he proposes, it’s the HOW of it all. It’s the HOW that […]
In Which I am a Last Minute Girl
I love the last minute. So does my husband. Try as we might to “plan ahead” and “get ‘er done” in advance, that just….NEVER HAPPENS. It’s all about the last minute. When we moved out of our apartment in China two years ago, we may or may not have been frantically throwing things in bags while the […]
Not Just a Trip (In Which I Tell You About Something Amazing)
Two years later and I can still feel the gritty dirt between my toes and the scorching equatorial sun burning into my lily white arms. It’s morning and I roll to the side of the creeking wood framed twin bed scooched next to my husband’s same creeking wood framed twin bed and place unmanicured cracked […]
In Which I Stick My Neck Out {Again}
What does a dream look like? What does a dream cost? What does a dream require? (I’m giving you a second to pause and reread those questions.) It started simple enough. An email from my friend Danielle in which she shared about her dream to build a community for women living overseas. More than […]
What’s With All the MONEY?
Velvet Ashes – we’ve unfurled the dream, we’ve struck a chord. The ladies are gathering, the sisterhood forming. Hearts are primed, ready and hoping. But one question remains, circling about. So…uh, what’s all the money for? I’ve heard this question enough now to realize I haven’t been clear enough about the money business. I’ve given you […]