by Angela A calling. That term seems only appropriate for someone giving a sermon or evangelizing. And as a Catholic, it makes me pretty uncomfortable to apply that phrase to my life. But, I feel obligated to give credit where credit is… Continue reading

By Audrey Hackman I say no fear, but do I really mean it? The question is, am I going to jump off one of the world’s tallest buildings? Downtown Auckland is home to the Sky Tower, standing at 328 meters.… Continue reading

By Angela The kids and I are on a mission to try a McDip but so far it has proved elusive. We saw an ad for one in the mall, a McDonald’s soft serve ice cream cone dipped in chocolate. Eh,… Continue reading

by Angela It keeps happening and makes us chuckle. When Danny turns the car, the windshield wipers come on. It is interesting that with the turn signal on the opposite side, it’s this habit of driving that persists. The scariest… Continue reading

by Angela This isn’t my first rodeo. Twenty years ago, during my undergraduate studies, I studied abroad for 4 months in a city south of Sydney, Australia called Wollongong. A romantic relationship with an Australian resulted in flying there two… Continue reading

After months of planning and dreaming, weeks of patiently (or impatiently) waiting for our visas, last minute flight purchasing, and the chaos of packing our house for renters- I am relieved to be settling in. We have a few more… Continue reading