Never lose your wonder.

 No matter where life leads you I hope you are never so consumed by the enormity of it all that you overlook the small wonders presented to you daily.

A few weekends back my family and a few friends took a drive few hours south to visit the small town of Kiama. Although Australia has many other cities worth exploring, we decided to take a day trip and stay a little local. So without further adieu, here are a few photos from that glorious Saturday.

Kiama, you are as gorgeous and breath-taking as ever. Your small town charm reminds me to be grateful for everything I have the chance to see.  I could not have put these words from Bethel Music any better myself when they said:

"May we never lose our wonder. May we never lose our wonder. Wide-eyed and mystafied, may we be just like child staring at the wonder of our king."

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see the world.

I don’t think I’ll ever tire of traveling. I may take a break from it every once in a while just to get re-rooted again but I’ll never get tired of it. My love for traveling was instilled in me ever since I was a kid. I can remember my mom packing my siblings and me up just to get out of town. So whether it was a trip to the next state for a weekend or a week, I always enjoyed the adventure. Not to mention, I’ve lived in 3 different countries ( Nigeria, Australia, and America) over the span of my 21 years.

However, now that I have grown up a bit I’ve recently come to fall in love with traveling alone. It’s an extremely peaceful experience. While there are many opportunities for me to meet new and interesting people, I also love the chance I get to sit back and observe all the various things that take place around me.

On most my recent flight (from Oregon to Sydney) I was blessed to have a day layover in Honolulu, Hawaii - I wasn’t able to make it to any beaches but I still had a great time. I walked about the town, did a little shopping, ate at a place called Fatboy’s, and then retired to my room.

Although all hotels basically look the same, just knowing I was in a new environment made me awe at the realization that there are things out there we have yet to see, hear, and feel - we have so much to discover.

These are some pictures inside the The Pagoda hotel.

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This day was pure magic. I don’t think you could have really appreciated it unless you come from Oregon or any other place that rains copious amounts throughout the year. My parents were in front, got my pup on the right and sun on the left. Try telling me it was anything less than blessed and you’ll just be wasting your breath.

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This day was pure magic. I don’t think you could have really appreciated it unless you come from Oregon or any other place that rains copious amounts throughout the year. My parents were in front, got my pup on the right and sun on the left. Try telling me it was anything less than blessed and you’ll just be wasting your breath.

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This day was pure magic. I don’t think you could have really appreciated it unless you come from Oregon or any other place that rains copious amounts throughout the year. My parents were in front, got my pup on the right and sun on the left. Try telling me it was anything less than blessed and you’ll just be wasting your breath.

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This day was pure magic. I don’t think you could have really appreciated it unless you come from Oregon or any other place that rains copious amounts throughout the year. My parents were in front, got my pup on the right and sun on the left. Try telling me it was anything less than blessed and you’ll just be wasting your breath.