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I will miss you!

He had lived a life of struggles and pain, some self afflicted and some were out of his control. Two years ago I was looking for a place to live and God brought me to this house where I met this guy named David. He was an older gentleman but super nice and I felt…

New Zealand 2017 (UPDATE)

In 2014 I gave up my entire life and jumped on a plane not knowing where God would take me. All I know is that God said “GO”. What would that look like? How would life look when all your comfort is taken away and all I could do was to trust that God would…

You Are Worth It!

Living in the shadows of somebody who never sees you as being good enough really can take a toll on how you live your life. It can be manageable at first but then it gets harder to put up with. Before you know it, you are down, emotionally drained and want to give up on…

The Center of Gain

It’s funny the things we do when we want something. People will react in different ways according to how they learned to get what they wanted when they were growing up. If you are use to getting your way and something stops you from doing that, we all resort back to finding a way to…

You did WHAT? For free?

Almost 3 years ago God called me to leave everything behind and just go. Not knowing what I was getting into I soon came to realize that the visa that I ended up coming to New Zealand on was very specific. As long as I worked for the church and was paid through them, I…

Thug Life!

I was looking for a place to do some photos, and as we pulled up to this parking lot, I noticed a few guys rolling up on their bikes. The guy I was with said, let’s just sit in the car for a little bit because they could be little thugs looking to break in…

Thank You

As I walked out the airport in LA a couple a weeks ago I looked around and didn’t know what to do. Normally I would go to my house and hang out until people were up and wanting to go do something. But this time everything I had owned was gone. Nothing, no car, no…

I dropped a love bomb!

Starting to adapt back into the Kiwi lifestyle and had this huge craving for ice cream. Nothing new right? So thought I would go to Maccas to get a Mcflurry. “Oh, the new Cadbury egg Mcflurry please! Looks delicious!” So rolled up to the window and paid for my ice cream and super excited about…

Tall Poppy Syndrome

I can always tell when an American is around when I travel. There is this confidence about them that says I can do it. Usually the dead giveaway is the fact that they are the loudest person in the room and they don’t really care what other people have to say or think. I have…

I Missed It

Coming back to LA 5:30 in the morning, my flight from New Zealand is just about to land as I look out to millions of lights below. There was one freeway that I knew exactly which one it was because of the amount of traffic it had on it. White head lights heading into the…