Ten women spent last weekend together in a backwoods bnb rental with the most rusty well water ever. Why? We shared a desire for soul-level renewal, for laughter and light-hearted shenanigans, for a time to be fully honest about how we’re really doing. There was very little structure in order to make space for real […]
what a difference 7 years makes.
Hello friends!At this very moment my ears are ringing with my daughters’ after-school mania, and yet I’m pausing for a moment of renewal reflections. (I wish you could hear how crazy it is in my house right now! 🤯) With a mission of joining Jesus in the renewal of all things I wanted to share […]
an introduction to my new work + an invitation to join me
Welcome to the first official publication of renewal reflections, a newsletter by Melanie Eccles. My mission is to join Jesus in the renewal of all things. This means calling attention to the ways in which I’m glimpsing goodness, peace, and restoration in our ordinary lives. In upcoming editions of renewal reflections I will write about my work as a […]
settle down
After weeks and months of discernment, prayer, interviews, and resumes, and more hours of conversation than we can count, Kevin and I are ready to “settle down…cultivate gardens…and seek the peace and prosperity of the city” (Jeremiah 29:5,7). In deciding to #ChooseYpsi, my family and I are living as everyday missionaries and placemakers in our […]