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A Bit of Catch Up

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     It is so beyond crazy to say that I am heading into week five here in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. The students and I had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Michael Brown on campus this week for our lecture time, and his Thursday night message was something that I found to be incredibly relatable.  Pretty sunset during our room dinner outside with the girls      Dr. Brown began talking about an experience he had in an airport. He was travelling with a large group of people and just about every possible chaotic thing that could happen, happened. Whether it was boarding passes accidentally packed in checked luggage, running late with the gate positioned all the way across the airport, or having the shuttle to the gate be non functioning; it was nothing short of crazy. Dr. Brown mentioned that in the midst of running to the gate with his luggage, he stood there in the middle of the airport and began experiencing a supernatural joy he knew was from the Lord. He said it was so completely unexpecte
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Suffering, Surfing & Outreach

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     There has been a lot to reflect on these past few days as I begin to transition into week four here at YWAM Kona - moments of discomfort alongside so many highs. I am so blessed to be able to share these very real and raw moments with you, and I am so incredibly thankful for the outpouring of love and encouragement I have received from my last post. Thank you so much for your kind words! Pretty Plumeria flower appreciated on my morning run     A couple months before I flew out to the island, I was mentally preparing myself to face moments that would be outside my comfort zone. I expected to be placed in situations that were uncomfortable and unfamiliar, however this actually  appealed to me because I knew I wanted to grow beyond what felt safe. Last week, our speaker discussed practical ways to "hear God's voice," and on Wednesday, we practiced this throughout the island. Our task was to listen to God's voice, allowing Him to provide us with names or colours, giv
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A Warm Welcome

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Readers, hi!       Who ever you may be, welcome. I'm so excited you're here and interested - blogging is something that has been on my heart for a little while now. After all, I am the daughter of an amazing woman, my mom, a blogging legend. Being able to pull up and browse through old memories on her blog has always been a huge inspiration to me, more than she probably knows. So thank you, Mom, for documenting and capturing memories throughout each of your children’s lives. Your electronic diary is something I often look back on and smile softly at. Such blissful memories that will never be forgotten.     A little bit about me... I am currently writing from a comfy, brown, leather couch in a dorm room full of seven lovely women, based in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. What am I doing here, you ask? Great question - I am still figuring it out myself, day by day. But here's what I *do* know. This past June, I graduated from the Practical Nursing Program at Lambton College - woo hoo! T
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