Liz's New Zealand Adventurings

anguish

2009-06-24T15:44:00.002-07:00

I've followed Eric and Leslie Ludy for some time now; my thoughts on dating, relationships and romance were greatly influenced by their messages of purity and God's faithfulness. A friend from high school has been the Ludy nanny and assistant for several years and through her I've learned of a new direction the Ludys are taking in their ministries - moving from the focal "romantic relationships" topic into the central "life in Christ" foundation. Their SetApartLife ministry is setting a quake to my insides.

Eric has this video posted on his youtube site.

Oh, Jem...

2009-05-28T14:00:00.002-07:00

Let Me Be A Woman - Elisabeth Elliott

2009-02-13T11:06:00.004-07:00

We are frail, we are fearfully and wonderfully made,Forged in the fires of human passion,Choking on the fumes of selfish rage.And with these, our hells and our heavens, so few inches apart,We must be awfully smallAnd not as strong as we think we are. - Rich Mullins

I've been to Europe. I've cherished friends in my heart. I've nibbled the chocolate and inhaled the speculoos and lingered in the beers. And still I've been broken, learning Whose I am.

The hand weights sit to the side, the coffee mug - though still warm - is empty, my eyelids sit slightly lower than fully awake, the snow will continue to be skated on, the article read, a song sung along to, a passage wept over. And I continue to break more, learning Whose I am.

Jim Elliott

2008-08-15T17:57:00.000-07:00

“Wherever you are — be there 100%.”

-therebelution

Things I've been enjoying

2008-08-09T10:43:00.002-07:00

completing first triathlon 7 Aug
visiting with friends, locally and internationally
this blog
fabulous hot weather
the Payette river
family
cycling to work

Hanging Out with the Munchkin on 12 May

2008-05-14T18:00:00.000-07:00

Game night at Jon's, Friday 17 April 08

2008-04-24T02:46:00.004-07:00

We had a fun game night at Jon's flat with Susan (Naughty) and Jon's brother, Mike. We played a nasty game of cards, but Sarah had to first make sure the tablecloth was absolutely perfect. *note: Sarah is wearing her non-prescription glasses which, she claims, "raise [her] IQ by 10 points."

Fun at the Newton's and downtown Dunedin

2008-04-23T02:10:00.008-07:00

Chris Newton wearing Sarah's op-shop find wig;

Liz, Jessie N., and Sarah in Jessie's room; me under my 7 blankets and sleeping bag;

Sarah with boots at an "op shop" (thrift shopping); Newton's house; views from the Newton's kitchen window (including large wood pigeon in the tree outside window); Sarah with her op-shop wig find; us being random again;

Liz and Sarah's Welcome to Dunedin party; 16 April at Matt and Anna's

2008-04-23T00:29:00.006-07:00

Mark, Sarah, and Susan [N]Au[gh]ty;

Jon (in yellow);

hosts Matt and Anna;

Sarah, Naughty, Anna, Matt, Matt;

Neelam, Rosalie, and Damon;

Rach, Mike, Hollie, and Mark;

Future NZ Drs. Neelam and Rosalie "talking shop" with Liz;

Liz and Rosalie;

Matt, Anna, and the massive bag of Reeses Pieces by request;

Liz and Anna displaying dessert;

Randoms of Liz and Sarah;

Naughty and Sarah portraying "dragging themselves by the lips" after Jon gave the same excuse for being late to the party...

last ones in Auckland

2008-04-22T18:15:00.004-07:00

waiting in the Auckland airport before heading off to Dunedin. Sarah suddenly shrieked when she saw an airport groundsman riding a bicycle outside. you can just see him riding away in the picture. we ought to implement bicycles at the Boise airport. on the flights down to Dunedin, with stopover in Wellington, we were given cheese platters! with crackers and grapes. they were so nice.

Pokeno

2008-04-22T16:41:00.003-07:00

Torrential rains and car problems deterred us from the beach on our last day in Auckland (15 April) but we did manage to make it to Pokeno for ice creams with Michael. Much laughing was had by all.

More in Auckland

2008-04-22T16:14:00.002-07:00

Kezia pointing out that the spot on my trousers "looks like New Zealand!" Liz and Kezia being ballet dancers...sort of.

Liz holding a bowl of magically delicious feijoas after picking them up in the backyard. We ate feijoas with every meal while in Auckland. Or just for a snack. Or for no reason at all. They are magical.

Auckland with the Latifs 12-15 April

2008-04-20T18:14:00.003-07:00

just cas[ual]

2008-04-20T17:39:00.002-07:00

At the Latif house in Auckland: Kezia, Sarah, and Liz hanging out

Took the ferry from Auckland across harbor to Devonport 12 April 2008

2008-04-18T00:08:00.005-07:00

We walked up Mt. Victoria on the Devonport peninsula. There were some cardboard boxes available to slide down the hill. Apparently some people are capable of looking good in these types of pictures. I am not one of them.

Saturday, 12 April 2008 (mostly)

2008-04-17T23:13:00.005-07:00

(out of order descriptions, sorry) Waiting in the LAX airport on 10 April, exiting jet onto NZ soil on 12 April, Kezia and Sarah waiting to board the ferry Saturday afternoon, Sarah learning about NZ crosswalks, Liz and Katryna caught offguard on the ferry,
Kezia and Sarah standing atbow of ferry, Kezia, Katryna, Sarah, and Liz waiting to board ferry, "The Windy Faces," eating hot chips at a Devonport takeaway, Kezia and Liz on the return ferry passage to Auckland.

just a few

2008-04-16T15:50:00.011-07:00

Cornwell Park, Auckland - home to One Tree Hill, which we are standing on in most of the pics. Next to the Obelisk, which remains standing atop the hill, used to grow a large, old tree. Long story, but the tree was attacked several times by protesters, and was eventually taken down by the city due to the fact that a strong wind would have knocked it over. The land houses privately owned sheep, but park goers are free to hop fences. We trekked straight up the hill, rather than taking the spiral road, avoiding mud pats and taking sheep trails. There was quite a bit of wind and rain that day and the hillside was slick. There may or may not have been some slipping that occurred...

update on the tadpole

2008-04-04T20:13:00.005-07:00

These pics taken on 29 March. I couldn't be bothered with correcting the red eyes or removing the spinach from my teeth.

frequently required

2008-03-19T12:44:00.005-07:00

It's kind of hard to believe that I'll be flying into Auckland in about 3 weeks. It's only kind of hard to believe because I've suddenly realised how small this world is. If you've got the time, money and/or connections, you can see the world quite easily. And you can share it with a most beloved sister.

The world, for me, equals people. Connections. Webbing.

I'm excited to see my old friends, but would be lying if I said I wasn't nervous. We've all changed and have been through heaps of new experiences. People have gotten married, have moved, have traveled, have taken up different beliefs. Things are different. To be honest, I don't much like peripheral change. Or rather, I don't much like people leaving. It's selfish really, I understand.

I don't like that Johnny and Dani relocated. Or that Micaela is leaving for a year. Or that Michael switched jobs and moved out of state. But I also don't like that my parents won't go on vacation.

It's irritating needing to be flexible and roll with the punches.

Can't life be easy? Stagnant? Death-like?

I hope this doesn't happen to me

2008-02-22T18:41:00.002-07:00

because I'm boring

2008-02-09T11:59:00.001-07:00

I'll mainly be posting pics of the little Tad (London) until April. Aaaahhh. New Zealand, ho!

This picture was taken last night, 8 February 08, as I sat in the chair across the room talking on the phone. The Tadpole's dad kept taking pics of the kid and texting them to me in [lame] attempt to get me to hang up.

My Little Tadpole

2008-02-01T18:07:00.000-07:00

Here he is! My little tadpole, London Avery. He came into the world on 23 January 2008 at 11:11pm weighing 7 pounds 11 ounces. Presh. Proud parents are David and Heather (who is a trooper).

Some people shouldn't be dating

2008-01-01T00:24:00.000-07:00

I tell my students that they don't have the right to be dating if they can't declare to themselves and to another person their standards and purposes for dating. I don't suppose this couple has ever given much thought to a relationship centered around anything other than sex.

01:41 PM MST on Saturday, December 29, 2007
Associated Press
BREMERTON, Wash. - A 25-year-old woman was arrested for investigation of second-degree assault for getting into an argument with her boyfriend over whether his dog should be in the bathroom while the couple were taking a shower together.
A police report said the 26-year-old man wanted his dog to join them in the bathroom, but the woman objected on Thursday night.
She told him if the dog wouldn't stay out, she didn't want to be his girlfriend anymore. He replied that maybe his next girlfriend would appreciate the dog more, and called her a name.
The police report said the woman punched him in the face several times and the man dislocated his shoulder when the naked couple grappled. He told police his girlfriend threw a picture frame, which broke and cut him.
The woman was taken to the Kitsap County Jail in Port Orchard. Bail has been set at $50,000.

8 minutes to go

2007-12-31T23:53:00.001-07:00

I just wanted to make one last posting in 2007. Here we come 2008!

for dom and graham and jon

2007-11-30T16:57:00.001-07:00

I know there's only one 'h,' and it's terribly dark, but for the record, this was taken with my mobile phone while on a run at 0630 yesterday morning. I looked up to check my bearings and, lo and behold, there at the end of the street name [Shenendoah], was a pleasant reminder of my homies back in NZ. (sort of. I suppose Graham and I were never really friends - but he's included here)