August 12, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
The view from seat 28 E is blue skies and puffy white cloud as we glide across the Tasman Sea from Auckland toward Sydney. If our entrance to New Zealand […]
August 10, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania
In 24 hours the wheels will be leaving the runway and we’ll be leaving New Zealand, perhaps for a very long time. We love it here. It’s been a beautiful […]
August 5, 2013 in Inspiration, Travelogue
Tomorrow is my 39th birthday. After three kids celebrating in July, the last thing I want is cake. We have the fixin’s for raspberry pie, my very favourite. We aren’t […]
August 3, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania
The view from the lighthouse at Cape Reinga is stunning. The northernmost tip of New Zealand, where the Tasman Sea meets the Pacific Ocean feels like the end of the […]
August 1, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
It is raining. Again. Still. Forever. Okay, maybe not forever, but it’s beginning to feel like it. Living in a tiny camper, rainy days are days where we tend to […]
July 29, 2013 in Education, Inspiration
Today, my first baby turns 17. It seems impossible; everyone says that. When my kids were little and older moms would tell me, with tears shining in their eyes, to, […]
July 29, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
Two of the young people pointed out the same thing to me on separate rides up the lift: “There are no trees… remember how we always did our trees on […]
July 28, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
The first sounds I heard this morning were a dog barking in the distance and a little girl giggling in the room above us. She was hanging off of the […]
July 26, 2013 in Inspiration, New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
We’re closing in on the end of our sixth month in New Zealand. I have to say, it’s been one of the pleasantest places we’ve had the privilege to travel. […]
July 24, 2013 in Inspiration
Today is Elisha’s 13th birthday. Of all of my children, Elisha has been the “easiest.” He’s a mellow soul, just like his Daddy. From his first day of life he’s […]
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