Simultaneously
I've had a lot of people talk to me about my last post and give me healthy encouragement because they love me and they got the centre of the subject…
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December 20, 2025
Ordinary Life
This past week God has continued moving in some beautiful ways that I'm excited to keep watching. After last week's Giving Tuesday request, I have started to see God bring…
December 7, 2025
Giving Tuesday
I do not take lightly the generosity of others that has allowed me to live and work a life of service internationally. The hundreds of people who have prayed over…
November 30, 2025
Loved to be Loving
Abraham was blessed to be a blessing. As Jesus followers, we do have an explanation that we love because Christ first loved us. These ideas seem so obviously connected, and…
November 21, 2025
Kingdom Minded Kimdom
The last seven days have felt unreal. The last few weeks. (Okay, this whole year.) The wild ride that was this wrap up to my American adventures which was actually…
October 12, 2025
Some People
Full disclosure, I'm writing this on Thursday night and scheduling it for my travel day back home. In between then, I have no idea how much drama might go down.…
October 5, 2025
Shifting Shadows
From the Smoky Mountain foothills to the shadow of the Rockies is quite a shift. I'll admit those green covered hills were stunning, and it's a different kind of beauty…
September 28, 2025
Times Changing
Time travel is a wild experience. One more time this year, I left my house at 3:30am on a Monday to arrive at my destination 30+ hours later on Monday…
September 21, 2025
Micro Level
When I was on sabbatical, Shannon made a rule that I could only spend 20 minutes a week writing and posting my blogs. I get to see Shannon in person…
September 14, 2025
Prepared for Battle
Among the exciting things in my week, I had a call with my freckle. That's what I call the student who's planning to steal my identity when I die. She's…
August 24, 2025
Reunion
No one who knows me for long will be surprised at my elevated joy at the news of Damian Lillard's return to Portland, but it's pretty shocking that that isn't…
July 20, 2025
Home, Home, and Home Again
Home is a complicated word for TCKs. Me too. I wrote two weeks ago about how I left my home to fly to my mountain - another home for my…
June 29, 2025
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…
June 15, 2025
Follow Up
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…
June 8, 2025
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…
June 1, 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
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
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