by Kayla Norris | Aug 30, 2014 | Family, Kids & Teaching, Missionary Kids, University, YWAM DTS
I knew that path. It had no kinks, bends, or turns. No CAUTION signs with unexpected twists and hidden driveways. I always imagined myself heading in that particular direction. That path had every appearance of adventure, but no mystery for me. It was all pretty...
by Kayla Norris | Apr 26, 2014 | Family, Loving Jesus, Missionary Kids, University
A fly balances on the edge of an empty mocha latte glass. Traces of beige frothed milk line its walls, as the insect that still survives New Zealand’s autumn buzzes around the room, constantly landing back to salivate on the leftover glass. Why am I starting a...
by Kayla Norris | Apr 18, 2014 | Family, Loving Jesus
You get dunked in salty water and you don’t feel much different. Until you look back ten years to the day– and see how everything changed. April 17, 2004. I hadn’t ever been baptized so when a group from my school was forming, it sounded like a good idea,...
by Kayla Norris | Dec 31, 2013 | Community, Family, Kids & Teaching, Missionary Kids, University
I’m usually quite sentimental about New Year’s Eve reflections. The writer starved within me jumps at the thought of a day generally expected that bloggers post about their year. Jump away, oh my heart. I know you’re reluctant– but I have a story to...
by Kayla Norris | Jun 4, 2013 | Family, Kids & Teaching, Loving Jesus, University
Nan Blythe had been making bargains with God, from the littlest things to the largest, and no one had noticed– apart from those times where a secret prayer had been answered and Nan would be taking her castor-oil without a fuss, or that time when she was crawling...
by Kayla Norris | Jan 1, 2013 | Community, Family, University
FAREWELL: Saying goodbye to Kona, Hawaii– my home of 18 years, commissioned by friends and family KIA ORA: Welcome to my new homeland of New Zealand… God was so faithful to bring me here. FAMILY: Connecting with my cuzzies, aunties, and uncles! I loved it....
