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.…
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October 5, 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
What Week?
I have a wild life, that I love, love, love. I'm reaching the point in this year of yes that's a bit tiring though. I'll be honest, this past week…
September 7, 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
Water and Shelter
I'm really blessed. I've always lived in places with safe housing and running water. Though I did have a brief period without running water in my house this week. I…
August 17, 2025
RAFT
I love my crazy international life. I have had the gift of traveling to orientation a few weeks ago to talk with new TCKs about the adventures of moving overseas,…
August 10, 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
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
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
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
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
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
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