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For those who have lost a little hope.

For those who have lost a little hope.

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...
fear is the mind-killer—a free verse poem on courage

fear is the mind-killer—a free verse poem on courage

by Kayla Norris | Oct 17, 2022 | The Creative Heart

fear is the mind-killerparading around like grieftelling you it’s going to hurtthwarting your hopemessing with memoriestwisting them to some version of the futurethat you won’t dare walk towards fear is the mind-killerplaying tricks with your eyescausing...
stories are two-edged swords—a free verse poem on creativity

stories are two-edged swords—a free verse poem on creativity

by Kayla Norris | Oct 17, 2022 | The Creative Heart

all stories are two-edged swordsbut you will tell them anyway and You say it in a way that implies i like that.  but it is something that haunts me: fame and fortune, stories that are so goodthat they get so bigthat somehow they’re no longer your own they get...
six months: a relatively unedited take on moving countries half a year ago.

six months: a relatively unedited take on moving countries half a year ago.

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...
A Kiwi-American’s Guide to Reverse Culture Shock

A Kiwi-American’s Guide to Reverse Culture Shock

by Kayla Norris | May 30, 2022 | International Travel

This will not be a guide, in your traditional sense. It can’t be, because there’s a hyphen in my nationality.  Reverse culture shock, by definition: the collision of feelings (i.e. surprise, disorientation, confusion) experienced when a person returns to their home...
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