by Kayla Norris | Feb 3, 2012 | Missionary Kids, University
Somewhere along the lines of my adolescence living on a Ywam base, I shut down meeting new people, and took pride that it was easy for me to say goodbyes. Sure, staying with the same group of friends was a whole lot easier. Few misunderstanding, total...
by Kayla Norris | Nov 21, 2011 | Community, Kids & Teaching, Missionary Kids
cousins! Kids are smart. You see that when you give them the opportunity to show you. (for the record, you should read “Loving our Kids on Purpose” by Danny Silk… more on that later). This blog post isn’t a cute list of stories that show...
by Kayla Norris | Nov 20, 2011 | Community, Missionary Kids
Community looks like this: Koreans, New Zealanders, Americans, and Kiwi-Americans all sitting down at one table and sharing an amazing meal that was only planned an hour before. Impromptu dinner party? Yeah, that’s right. Just for the simple reasons that...
by Kayla Norris | Oct 16, 2011 | High School, Missionary Kids
I’m not going to be shy. You should read this if you are a third culture kid, missionary kid, parent of those, or just a missionary that is planning to have kids in another country one day. It’s going to change your perspective on your life, just like...
by Kayla Norris | Sep 21, 2011 | Community, Missionary Kids
I was blessed to have two weeks in Kansas City, Missouri staying with one of my dear friends. As you can see, we liked the bookstore. The close up on the book is “Poems of the Farm and Fireside”, which was published in 1880. If you don’t already...
by Kayla Norris | Aug 27, 2011 | High School, Missionary Kids
Just feeling a tad bit patriotic today. Even though I was born and raised in Hawaii, this still is the motherland. It’s an absolute beauty. photos: March 2010 by myself (last one by my...
