My Mountain
Thirty-eight hours after waking up on Monday morning, I went to sleep on Monday night. Time travel is a wild thing. Miraculously, I've stayed awake during the daylight hours in…
Thirty-eight hours after waking up on Monday morning, I went to sleep on Monday night. Time travel is a wild thing. Miraculously, I've stayed awake during the daylight hours in…
The greatest privilege of sharing at Easter Camp was the handful of stories people shared of how my testimony impacted them positively. One in particular has stuck with me. A…
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…
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…
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…
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…
"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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
My Monday adventure began with a trip to Burwood hospital for back to back appointments. I first stopped at the artificial limb building where I was greeted by a woman…
This past Monday I went to the spinal hospital to let them scan my kidneys and bladder for an upcoming appointment. I was so excited for the tech to see…
I'm still getting used to not living on a school calendar, and especially to being on a southern hemisphere cycle. This past week has been a wonderful summer vacation and…
When I moved to Germany, it was into a primarily North American community of people who had lived cross-culturally, and I was prepared for a lot of culture learning. I…
There are lots of things in my life that I never expected to happen. Leading a team of amazing Kiwi youth leaders among the top. As a middle schooler watching…
"We have weird lives," Givorgy told me this week. It's true. But also, we have these beautiful lives where I get to spend time talking with people about cross cultural…
A week ago was the Māori new year celebration called Matariki, and our city had a light show set up to enjoy in the cold dark evenings. I'm really fortunate…
I had a few dozen ideas for what I wanted to be when I grew up that shuffled around until I settled on English teacher when I was in year…