6 Helpful Tips for Mentorship
Over the years, mentorship has meant different things at different times in my life. I’ve learned that mentorship can take unique forms depending on where I am or what’s happening in my life. In some seasons, I have memories of sweet coffee shop conversations with a friend. Mentorship happening over a table without any planning […]
Full Circle
It was a warm spring day in the small market town where I lived in rural Asia and from my window I could see the glint of sun-kissed rice paddies along the hillsides. I was listening to the siren-like cry of the lady pulling her cart of steamed buns on the street below my apartment […]
A Tale of Two Mentors and The God Who Always Sees
Once upon a time there was a woman with two mentors – mentors she didn’t know she even needed. The two mentors had different styles, but each was critical to her survival in this overseas life. Both were the epitome of the Titus 2 woman. They were reverent and patient with her, able to build […]
This Week’s Theme: Mentoring
What a joy it is to speak into each other’s lives! Technology allows us to follow and learn from each other as well as wise men and women around the world as we listen and read and tune in. There are those women that have invested and poured into us, our mentors. And we have […]
The Commitment to Make When You’re Maxed Out on Commitments
2015 was a tough year for me. After a glorious Home Ministry Assignment the previous year celebrating our son’s graduation from college and recent engagement, I had a hard time returning to THE FIELD. During our time in the US, we felt the love and support of so many people, that I struggled with going […]
Real Women Doing Real Life in Similar Situations
Connection Group registration for our Fall Session is officially open!! “What is a Connection Group?” you say? And why would you make time in your already busy life for this? Because, dear one, this is for you. It’s not something to add to the long list of important needs you are meeting. This is refreshment poured […]
This Week’s Prompt: Connect
This is it, ladies, the week we launch registration for our fall Connection Groups! I couldn’t be more excited. Because our vision here at Velvet Ashes is to see women living “a full life in the emptiest of places.” We want to be those “well-watered gardens, gurgling springs that never run dry” (Isaiah 58:11 MSG). That’s […]
Her Name is Mentor
Her name is Mentor. She is many faces in many places. She is the hand that has shaped me, formed who I am today. She is the voice that has called me beyond the edges of what I would ever be without her. I was the sixteen year old girl crying into my pillow at […]
What to do When You Can’t Find a Mentor
It’s been good this week, hasn’t it? To hear about women willing to mentor, about what we can do to be a good mentee, being reminded we are not alone and better yet, we don’t have to figure this hot mess called life out on our own. It’s been good this week, hasn’t it? Yes, […]
Everybody Needs an Allison
“Hello?” I said into the receiver. It was 2006, before cell phones had eradicated the need for landlines. “Kayla, hi. This is Allison.” My mentor! Why was she calling? She rarely called between our weekly meetings. Every Tuesday morning I strapped Bright into his car seat and headed to the housing development on the hill […]
An Interview With My Mentor
Each of us travels many winding roads throughout our lives. Some of the issues we encounter are easily maneuvered but sometimes our paths are interrupted with seemingly insurmountable obstacles. The encouraging fact is that our sweet Father who knows us and our weaknesses designed us with community in mind. We need others and they need […]
This Week’s Prompt: Mentor
How fun to get glimpses into your homes last week at The Grove! And even better, to hear the truths that settle your soul. This week, our theme is “Mentor.” Thrive Ministry surveyed women serving overseas and the number one need expressed by these women was the need to be spiritually mentored. Do you echo […]