Saint Hewett

"Your birthday is exactly one week after Waitangi Day," I told my student during lunch earlier this week. "What's Waitangi Day?" his...

It's overcast and rainy here in Kandern; it has been for several days. The forecast predicts more weather like this and a thunderstorm...

I mentioned in my last post that Matt and Jacqui had given me a beautiful gift basket filled with loads of thoughtful gifts representing...

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...

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...

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...

We're past the statute of limitations on certain spoilers, but I won't ruin Avengers for anyone. I did just get home from watching it,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

When I was 12, my morning routine involved getting dressed upstairs before coming down to eat some snack or breakfast while my mom was...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...