[Excerpt from article first published in Cultivating magazine by Cultivating Oaks Press, Ltd]

In the womb-like darkness where we are remade, 

the seeded awareness of light piercing through 

is the source of our hope.

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It's January, and the days…

Just hopping on here this first week of Advent (while the theme is HOPE!) to give a plug for the latest Velvet Ashes resource for women (and men!) of all ages and stages working cross-culturally, or anyone who is working…

It’s Friday of our first week back to homeschool. After several tiring days creaking back into the routine, this morning a small anticipation stirs in my belly. While my three kids work quietly and studiously on their independent electives…

A big piece of my heart is to equip young families with small kids to celebrate important holidays in meaningful ways. As the mom of a family of sojourners, I've worked hard over the years to develop resources for us…

You guys, there is so much pain in the world right now. I can’t even comprehend it all, no one can, we’re all overloaded, overwhelmed, exhausted. Compassion fatigue is real -- some days we just can’t absorb any more pain. 

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Things are blooming over here!

Each Friday since last August (so, a whole entire year of my life, in case you missed that), I’ve tried to protect a couple hours to dive into the Alice-through-the-looking-glass world of music production. Eek!…