A Reason to Remember
Some years I just wanted to skip over Easter. Some days I’m just worn down and brought to a point in which I want to throw in the towel. I think, It’d be easier not to celebrate; I could view it simply as a day to give the kids chocolate eggs in plastic baskets. The […]
Bleeding for Dust Like Us
I worked at a Christian summer camp when I was a teenager. We attended Hymn Sing every morning, and at the end of every Hymn Sing we wandered off to our Bible classes while singing these words from Fanny Crosby: “Tell me the story of Jesus, write on my heart every word. Tell me the […]
Happy 1st Birthday, Velvet Ashes! {Giveaway!}
Exactly one year ago today, in the hush of dawn before children wake, I crept into our living room and cracked open my computer. This was it. A year and a half before this moment, I had sat on my porch sipping tea when a dream lodged itself in my heart, a dream of a […]
Celebrate Community {An Interview}
In honor of Velvet Ashes’ first birthday, I asked Brittany Garrett to share about her experience in this online community. Her responses were so thoughtful and generous that I left long awkward pauses in the Skype conversation while I tried to capture her words and wisdom in my notes through my misty eyes. Here’s what […]
I Can Take Jesus Everywhere I Go Without Compartmentalizing Him
Our first year in China, my husband and I read the book Celebration of Discipline by Richard J. Foster with our team. If moving across the world in our second year of marriage and attempting to be English teachers was not hard enough, we dove into a book with our teammates that constantly challenged us […]
This Week’s Theme: Celebrate
This week we’re stringing a banner, we’re lighting a candle, we’re raising a glass. This week we’re celebrating Velvet Ashes’ first birthday! Did you know it’s been a year? Yep, this Wednesday/Thursday marks the day (depending on your time zone, of course). So get ready to come rejoice with us as we honor what Jesus has […]