by Kayla Norris | Sep 5, 2021 | Loving Jesus, Missionary Kids
I never really understood “winter”. In Hawaii, winter is the season you don’t have to worry about sweat stains, at least not every second. Up mountain, it’s blissfully cool—with that never-ending ocean view. But in town, it’s still suffocating. Not exactly the...
by Kayla Norris | Jul 8, 2021 | The Creative Heart
It was a sleepy little garden in a corner of Oxford, England. No showy signs. No gift shops. Just crooked lines of old gravestones, with pale blue forget-me-nots dotted about. The only reason I knew we were in the right place was an on-the-run Google search and a...
by Kayla Norris | May 29, 2021 | High School, Missions Trips, University, YWAM DTS
Dear Kayla-the-High-School-Graduate, I can see you at your kitchen table, surrounded by that pile of leis. You’re systematically opening each envelope, shocked when you find another wad of cash. Darling, it’s high school graduation. People give you money. Enjoy it. ...
by Kayla Norris | Apr 23, 2021 | Grief, Missionary Kids
I know it’s bad when the flashbacks start. And they started a few weeks ago. They come in slow moments. When I’m washing dishes. Stuck in traffic. At work, patting a child’s back as they nod off for their afternoon nap. I mean, I’ve always had them. Especially since...
by Kayla Norris | Mar 21, 2021 | Loving Jesus, Prayer & Worship
Yesterday I got stuck in traffic. On purpose. Crawling down Cameron Road, I was trying not to go insane. Fraser Street would have been faster, the toll road even more so. But I started an experiment two months ago. Taking the slow lane. Not dodging traffic. Picking...
