10/07/2026
At the heart of everything Crowned for Ashes does, there is always one thing we come back to.
๐๐ฒ๐ฟ.
The woman whose life changed in a way she never asked for.
The woman learning how to carry grief while still showing up for her children, her family, her work and the everyday responsibilities that did not stop when her world did.
The woman who has spent so much time being strong for everyone else that she may not even remember the last time someone simply cared for her.
The woman who walks through the doors of a Crowned for Ashes retreat.
๐ฆ๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐.
We do this so she can rest.
So she can sit beside another woman who understands without having to explain every part of her story.
So she can laugh without guilt.
Cry without apology.
Be still.
Be cared for.
Be prayed over.
And be reminded that even in the middle of unimaginable loss, ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
Crowned for Ashes was never created to erase grief.
We cannot do that.
But we can walk beside her in it.
We can create a place where she feels seen, loved and understood.
We can give her space to breathe.
We can remind her that she does not have to carry every part of this road alone.
And most importantly, we can continually point her back to the One who remains steady when everything around her feels changed.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐.
Because somewhere there is a woman who may not know it yet, but a place is already being prepared for her.
A bed will be waiting.
A table will have a seat for her.
Women will be there who understand.
And before she ever walks through the door, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐.
๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ.
โTo bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashesโฆโ
Isaiah 61:3
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ โข ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป โข ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐
