by Life on Belay Admin | May 10, 2023 | Mission
Being jolted awake by the sound of a newborn cry was only starting to become familiar to ‘Camilla.’ Her baby boy was only five weeks old, and her life was unrecognizable to her. She was dragged through each day by maternal instincts, caffeine, and the adrenaline that...
by Life on Belay Admin | May 1, 2023 | Mission
The smell of the French countryside wafted in the open window. The air felt purer than back home, somehow. My four-year-old sister, Hanna, bounced happily on a quilt made by my great-grandmother. This was where we spent our summers in my childhood. In a split...
by Life on Belay Admin | May 1, 2023 | Mission
The ice-cold water rushed past me, and I wanted to move but my legs were stuck. Like really stuck. I could not feel my legs seconds after I was submerged in the icy, spring-fed Falls. Upon scampering up this waterfall with my kids one summer while my husband was...
by Life on Belay Admin | May 1, 2023 | Mission, Staff
I love people! I treasure knowing others and being known deeply. My identity has been shaped and formed in relationship . When I look at the last couple years, I find more and more people unhappy, isolated, and yet “connected” with so many people...
by Life on Belay Admin | Apr 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
As a father of five kids, I still am in awe each day as I experience the unique, unrepeatable, masterpiece of each of my children. Often I find myself reflecting on why I love them so deeply and what makes them so precious to me. As any parent knows, we actually...
