by Kayla Norris | Dec 5, 2021 | Loving Jesus
Christmas comes with a clatter of shopping carts—and a constant onslaught of Michael Buble’s jazzy tunes. Oh, I’m not against it. I’m the one that puts on “Jazz in the Background” (a legendary Spotify playlist) during late afternoons in...
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...
