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Dear High School Graduate: What I’d Say to Myself, 10 Years Later

Dear High School Graduate: What I’d Say to Myself, 10 Years Later

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. ...
10 Ways to Decide What to Do With Your Life

10 Ways to Decide What to Do With Your Life

by Kayla Norris | Apr 26, 2019 | High School, Missions Trips, University, YWAM DTS

What do I do with my life? It’s a question we all ask at one point, but now more than ever, we have an overwhelming amount of options. Not only do you need to decide what city to live in, but also what country. Not only do you need to figure out what school you go to,...
How I Found My Purpose on a High School Missions Trip

How I Found My Purpose on a High School Missions Trip

by Kayla Norris | Nov 16, 2018 | High School, Kids & Teaching, Missions Trips, University

“What are you going to do after high school?” At fifteen years old, I expected people would only ask me about my life’s purpose when I graduated. Nope. I had two whole years of high school to go, but teachers—and strangers—started asking me “What’s next?” as if it was...
How I Wrote 300 Blog Posts in 8 Years

How I Wrote 300 Blog Posts in 8 Years

by Kayla Norris | Sep 1, 2018 | High School, The Creative Heart, University

Everyone has a way to creatively express their heart (whether they know it or not) and everyone needs somewhere to express it.  This is a story of finding that somewhere. I’ve been a writer ever since I first awkwardly held a pencil and scribbled the letter E...

Dear Artist, There’s Nothing Wrong with You

by Kayla Norris | Mar 21, 2018 | High School, The Creative Heart

My teacher is saying something. She’s pointing emphatically at the whiteboard– at least I can see it in my peripherals. My textbook is open, my fingers strategically placed on the last page we had for homework. For all intensive purposes, I’m the most attentive...
Why I Threw My Favourite Books (and DVDs) in the Fire

Why I Threw My Favourite Books (and DVDs) in the Fire

by Kayla Norris | Aug 30, 2016 | High School, Loving Jesus, Relationships, The Creative Heart, University, YWAM DTS

I choked back on sobs, as the dark blue 1952 edition of Pride and Prejudice curled back instantly into the flames, along with at least seven other romance novels. I couldn’t see through the tears, as my rom-coms and 19th century dramas melted into glowing coals. Deep,...
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