Edmonds is my married name. My quiet, humble, supportive, and patient husband Chris hails from Ngāti Manu Kāretu and Ngāti Oneone Kaikohe; Ngāpuhi te iwi. We are high school sweethearts. Although we only planned to have seven children, it is possibly a tribute to my Chinese side of my family that we rounded it off at the luckiest number, the number most inviting of wealth: eight children. Acacia, Arkaid, Agape, Patience, Prayer, Salem, Yahzel, and Harmony, you are our greatest treasure, and you will always be our greatest achievement.