by Kayla Norris | Oct 11, 2020 | Loving Jesus, Relationships, YWAM DTS
I woke up to the sound of a chainsaw. It’s normal, living on a farm in New Zealand. Maybe not to hear one on Saturday at 7am, but you come to expect the unexpected. Living in Hobbiton—my childhood dream—has its trials. I dragged myself out of bed and glanced down the...
by Kayla Norris | Feb 16, 2020 | Relationships
I know what you’re thinking. Oh no, another Christian girl raving about singleness on Valentines Day. Great. At least, that’s what I would think. But you made it this far. So, curious? I was seventeen when being single on Valentine’s Day hit me hard. Up until...
by Kayla Norris | Nov 11, 2018 | Relationships
I got my heart broken in the spring. For the next few years, somehow I avoided the season entirely. The crazy thing about switching hemispheres (I live in New Zealand) or traveling to the tropics (I’m from Hawaii) is that you can totally miss spring. I mean, I...
by Kayla Norris | Sep 16, 2018 | Relationships
“Oh, Kayla—your guy is totally coming, you just have to wait!” Growing up a Christian, I can’t tell you how many times I was told this by well-meaning friends, youth leaders, and mentors. I was fourteen when I first seriously liked a guy, and when it turned out he...
by Kayla Norris | Jul 27, 2018 | Prayer & Worship, Relationships
I knew it all. I grew up in the church, I knew how to pray, I knew how to read my Bible. Not only that, I knew ways to teach it. I’d learned enough tips and tricks to fill small groups for a lifetime. Did I use those tips and tricks? No, not at all. Not until that...
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,...
