I love my job. I have the privilege of being the safe person for a lot of people working through trauma. That covers a range of things when you work...

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April 25, 2026

I’m really loved. I have this fancy website that’s run by a former student who charges me a discount rate for hosting because I’m loved. I also do my best...

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April 18, 2026

I’m losing time all over the place, but finding I enjoy the days with extra time on this nice deck until the council rips it out. I moved into this...

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March 29, 2026

This morning the guest preacher told our congregation when we engage in risky kingdom work we should expect to succeed. His phrase was actually “You should expect to succeed, and...

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March 21, 2026

My life is far from boring. Sometimes it’s filled with heavy tasks, but what I love about holding margin is that when my friend Jenny texts me on a Saturday...

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March 14, 2026

#weeklyforwhimsy I’ve never started a movement, but to be honest, I don’t think those TWLOHA guys back in 2006 were trying to do something other than empathise with a hurting...

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March 7, 2026

I love my job. I have a million things to do. I didn’t do them all this week. But I went out to coffee with a friend on Thursday. It...

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February 28, 2026

I’ve spent a lot of time reflecting on the biblical stories about Hannah and Sarah since my birthday, but I also have some wonderful Hannahs and Sarahs in my life...

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February 21, 2026

I was hanging out with one of my favourite Kiwi ATCKs on Friday, and he mentioned he’d met a guy from my church and instantly bonded with him. “That makes...

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February 14, 2026

I’m an immigrant to New Zealand. I am an outsider learning culture and welcomed in. I’ve experienced such generosity of spirit as my Kiwi friends teach me things about hospitality...

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February 7, 2026