Remember You’re Not Dead
I wasn't sick this week, but I had a lot to do to make up for my sick days. I haven't got it all done, and I honestly won't get…
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June 1, 2025
Sick Day
I woke up early on Friday for a TCK Care team call, and I could barely talk. I managed to nod along and realised I wasn't going to make it…
May 25, 2025
It’s Different
"Is it everything you hoped for?" Grace asked as she walked up to me showing off some parts of my new chair to a few other people in church this…
May 11, 2025
The Long Way Around
Sometimes I get overstimulated - okay, lots of times. My brain runs in fifteen directions at once most of the time. Amazingly, I can keep up with like nine or…
May 4, 2025
A Lot and a Little
I got to have a bit of a break this week, but I also still had a lot on. I love my life. I did this to myself. I said…
April 27, 2025
EC 25
What a ride. 3500 people coming together to worship Jesus. There's nothing like Easter Camp. And what a privilege to be invited backstage where they adjusted this year to have…
April 21, 2025
Pivot
This past week has been a lot. When is my life not, but this had a lot of extra things thrown in that I've been awed to watch God take…
April 13, 2025
Deadlines
I'm still haunted by the Beowulf paper I wrote in university. It was not my best. But it was the best I could come up with by the due date,…
April 6, 2025
Wild Ride
This trip to America has been a beautiful adventure. I'm so grateful for the time with my precious children in LA and for the gift I had of a stunning…
March 30, 2025
Christchurch to LA
"You're the only teacher I believe who says they don't have favourite students," Julia once told me when she was in high school. I tried very hard as a teacher…
March 22, 2025
Wild Adventures
I woke up this morning to find out my US debit card needed to be frozen for fraud. Then I tried to activate my German debit card as a back…
March 15, 2025
Mosaics
Every person who asked me how my week was on Friday heard me wonder at how quickly it had gone by. This weekend seems to have slipped a way just…
March 9, 2025
Convulvulus vs Morning Glory
Last week, Hannah and I were praying together, and she had this analogy to describe her sense that there was something choking out good stuff in our church - she…
March 2, 2025
Hometown Tourist
This week I got the soul filling beautiful experience of a day with Dan and Wendy in my city. Dan and Wendy were my life group leaders at Westport over…
February 23, 2025
Another Thursday
I love me a good Thursday. This past Thursday I sat at the bus stop from Burwood to go to the beach, and I texted one of my precious children…
February 16, 2025
Better than a Super Birthday Bowl
I love getting old. I look great for forty - because I'm still four years away from forty. I also love that I can reflect on how God has grown…
February 4, 2025
Best Day of My Life
I've got a pretty incredible life. I don't say that lightly. I've got a disability that slows me down and causes a lot of pain and inconvenience, but let me…
February 2, 2025
Triumph over Trauma
I've long been a fan of @scottthepainter on Instagram, and while my scheduled traumaversary post went out last week, I was enjoying the interpretation @hmm.tattoo put on my arm of…
January 25, 2025
Traumaversary 11
Time is a construct, so when am I writing or posting this anyways? The email will hit inboxes on my Sunday which will be America's Saturday though I'm scheduling it…
January 18, 2025