Author: nmgaultney

I love what I get to do with life and ministry here in New Zealand and connected with TeachBeyond. My wild life links ministry partners on three continents and dozens…

The past few weeks our church has had a Sunday evening prayer time that I've loved being a part of. I am so excited about what God is doing in…

I took a couple of days to recover and sleep after Easter Camp, but I also have a real life that carries on after Easter Camp. The last message on…

Buckle up for the recap of my past week. I already warned you it was going to be wild, and this last week has really incredible. Monday morning I had…

Tiny Laura really loved going to AWANAs on Thursday nights because she had the coolest Sparky leaders. I honestly don't know what it was about them, but I genuinely loved…

One of the first words I learned when I arrived in New Zealand on sabbatical was whānau which basically means extended family. It's the word in te reo Māori that…

I did something brave this week. Actually, I did a few brave things, and I’m feeling like a proper hero about it. Okay, not a proper hero, but I’m really…

I hopped on a bus and went to the beach on Tuesday BECAUSE I CAN. I mean, not to brag, but also our staff team had a personal prayer retreat…

I'm the only one who writes on this blog. Except for that time Cheri let me link one of her posts. And that other time Maggie wrote a guest post…

When I was interviewing for the role on staff at RCC, they asked me what I thought would be most difficult for me of the expectations in the job description.…

When I was a kid, my sister used to have water games in our back yard for her birthday with ice cream cake to boot. I once had my birthday…

I love my church family so much. Earlier this week, my American pastor's wife sent me an email to ask how she can pray for me. First off, what a…

I hung out with some people yesterday afternoon chatting about resolutions versus goals. The primary distinction was that a resolution was an easy to fail commitment of doing or not…

Last New Year's Eve, inspired by Matt's 22 lessons learned in 2022, I posted 23 things I was looking forward to in 2023. What the internet didn't know at the…

Someday I'll own a throw pillow with the phrase "Live every week like Shark Week," but until then all I have is the Christmas themed shark bunting that my mom…

There's a rich metaphor in marshmallows, but that's not likely to show up in this post. Read Maggie Dressler's future autobiography for that. Instead let me take you back to…

After reading Luke 1 a couple of times recently, I was convicted about how Zechariah the priest was so shocked that an angel showed up to intervene in his life…

Last week had the fun and exciting news about camp, and this week my life is still full on as I've moved and settled into my new home. By the…