Author: nmgaultney

I love my job. I can't say I'd go as far as I love camp, but this past weekend was certainly a fantastic experience for me. When I read over…

I saw a lot of hurt-filled and hurtful posts on the internet this week, and roughly 97% of them were in the Facebook group for my Christian alma mater. I…

I once explained a classroom management strategy to my students, and a bright young man piped up, "You're manipulating us!" I laughed as we talked through the implications of my…

I had several wonderful moments of growth this week as I learned from the people around me and even had opportunity to share my knew understanding with others. I've been…

I love my job. You can go back through the archives of my blog and find that was a common refrain when I arrived in Germany and got stuck in…

I had most of a post written last night, but the website was low key glitching, and I went to bed instead of sorting it out. Then I had a…

Over the past couple of months, I had three different Jesus loving women invite me onto their prayer team during their pregnancies. I love praying, and I love all of…

I'm seeing fewer and fewer German advertisements in my social media feeds with a steady increase in New Zealand and Australian products coming through. I don't really want to tell…

Simultaneous to the news of his trade, Dame D.O.L.L.A. dropped his "Farewell" song which has some meaty lyrics. While I'm partial to the line "I learned that a wolf could…

You just can't top hanging out in a room full of teenagers worshipping Jesus. It's one of my all time favourite things. I have had a full on week of…

I've been able to sleep in a little this week and take some more naps. Even though I'm over jet lag, I'm still in the exhausted phase of transition, and…

This morning in church one of the elders asked me how I was settling in. I immediately responded, "It's so good to be home." But I still need to sort…

So I got stopped in the street downtown the other day by someone who recognised me... which happened often in Kandern, but is much less likely in a big city...…

You all know I've got my priorities, so as soon as I could, I got my Zambrero via uber eats, and it was delicious - as good as I remembered.…

Approximately 36 hours after I left home Thursday morning, I arrived home on Sunday morning. While I had moved the last of my stuff out of my old apartment last…

I love being friend with Heather because when she finds out I haven't done something she enjoys, she makes a trip for her to share something beautiful with me. This…

August 6, 2013, I arrived in Kandern, Germany for the very first time. Ten years ago my life looked very different. I was sent out walking from Portland, and I'm…

You already know when I post late it's for a good reason, so let me tell you about my packed full week of new adventures and old friends and warm…

This week had lots of treasured moments for me, and I won't recount them all on the internet, but there are a few highlights worth sharing. Caylie wrapped up her…