by Kayla Norris | Nov 26, 2023 | Loving Jesus, The Creative Heart
I skipped along the streets of London, noting the bakeries. I wasn’t actually hungry. I had my phone out, camera on, ready to capture the loaves of bread tucked in shop windows. I was doing a little “research”—I’m in the midst of...
by Kayla Norris | Nov 26, 2023 | Loving Jesus, Prayer & Worship
I was sitting in the second row at Vineyard St. Albans, late Sunday morning. “I was praying and got a picture of an eagle trying to fly, but one wing was stiff and unused…And I feel like God is saying you need to use both to fly.” In that moment, I felt like I’d...
by Kayla Norris | Jun 11, 2023 | International Travel, Loving Jesus
I needed a change of pace, but I didn’t know it. In March, my schedule looked more like a wobbly Jenga tower than a calendar. Someone would ask me if we could meet, and it felt like they had their finger at the tower, about to shove. I mean, my year...
by Kayla Norris | Jun 4, 2023 | Kids & Teaching, Loving Jesus
Two-year-olds are picky eaters. If you’ve had a toddler, or spent a few hours with one—you know. One moment they’re chowing down their spaghetti. The next moment? It’s splattered across the floor. I mean, sometimes it’s an accident....
by Kayla Norris | Jan 30, 2023 | Grief, Loving Jesus, Relationships
Before it was Planet Fitness, it was Borders Books. Yes, in Kona. I still haven’t quite forgiven Borders for going bankrupt and leaving us without a massive bookshop.(But what am I talking about, I left Kona before Borders did—so who’s really to blame?) But before it...
by Kayla Norris | Aug 11, 2022 | International Travel, Loving Jesus, Prayer & Worship
We sing a lot. I show up to an increasingly crowded room full of people I kind-of know, and we sing songs. Sometimes they’re songs about God’s holiness, sometimes we rant about how much we love him, sometimes he belts out how much he likes us, which is...
