Laura Hewett
Happy Waitangi Day
"Your birthday is exactly one week after Waitangi Day," I told my student during lunch earlier this week. "What's Waitangi Day?" his...
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Laura Hewett
- Jun 9, 2019
- 3 min
One Body, Many Gifts
I mentioned in my last post that Matt and Jacqui had given me a beautiful gift basket filled with loads of thoughtful gifts representing...
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Laura Hewett
- Jun 5, 2019
- 4 min
So Long, Farewell
It's been a while since I've been late on posting, but I can make up for it with good photos of my weekend. Before adventuring around for...
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Laura Hewett
- May 26, 2019
- 3 min
Out of Control
This Thursday I was invited to speak to a leadership class of year 8 students at a nearby school. My friend Rochelle told me her students...
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Laura Hewett
- May 19, 2019
- 2 min
Changing Seasons
I had a brilliant plan to skip a winter when I was on sabbatical, and what a gift it was to avoid the coldest months in the northern...
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Laura Hewett
- May 5, 2019
- 2 min
A Tale of Two Alps
I'm looking forward to seeing the Swiss Alps again, but I'm cherishing every day with a view of the Southern Alps. Yesterday I had the...
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Laura Hewett
- Apr 28, 2019
- 3 min
Then You'll See My Heart
I had so much angst as a teenager, and Relient K sang about my feelings all the time. The song "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" was...
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Laura Hewett
- Mar 31, 2019
- 2 min
Persist
I worried for a bit about what I would put in this week's update, but then I remembered Shannon told me that I'm only supposed to take...
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Laura Hewett
- Mar 24, 2019
- 3 min
Rejoice with Those who Rejoice
That verse I borrowed for my title last week reads in its entirety, "Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn." There's...
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Laura Hewett
- Mar 17, 2019
- 4 min
Mourn with Those who Mourn
When I was 12, my morning routine involved getting dressed upstairs before coming down to eat some snack or breakfast while my mom was...
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Laura Hewett
- Mar 10, 2019
- 2 min
Dust to Dust
Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return. I didn't go to an Ash Wednesday service this year, but I did eat pancakes. Twice...
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Laura Hewett
- Mar 3, 2019
- 4 min
Never Skip Leg Day
This past Monday I had another appointment with Mike, and we met at the gym so he could see my progress on the routine he'd given me. I...
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Laura Hewett
- Dec 17, 2018
- 2 min
The Price of Adventure
I never wanted to leave Oregon; ask anyone who knew me there. I was the least likely to move away, and yet, at this point it doesn't look...
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Laura Hewett
- Nov 11, 2018
- 3 min
Church Keys
I got my first church key when I started volunteering at Westport ages ago. I'd be lying if I said I didn't get a small thrill from the...
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Laura Hewett
- Oct 28, 2018
- 2 min
Shotgun Approach
I've had the blessing of several really talented physios over the past five years, and one of the gifts of working with Anja for over...
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