Author: Adventures

two nights ago, i was dancing to hillsong young and free in spanish with some of my new best friends after a church service. we were having the best time, jumping around, laughing, and worshipping a little undignified. i remember looking around and feeling God saying, “this is living. this is freedom. this is joy.”   that time i spent dancing with my sisters meant so much to me- even though to others (and maybe even my other teammates) it might have just been a silly moment that they won’t think twice about. i have struggled for years with insecurities, depression,...

Talamanca, you were a place where I was full of love and life. I did not know I needed you but I did. Talamanca, you were a place where your people and I were much alike. We provided hope for each other and tell stories of gods faithfulness. Talamanca my heart is in your jungles, in the noises, in the wild animals, in the sticky rains, in your beauty and wonder. You were a place where God was moving.  Talamanca, you were a place where I was challenged. When we worked a day as if local farmers do. Carrying racks of bananas down mountainsides and being knee deep in mud. That was probably...

Talamanca, you were a place where I was full of love and life. I did not know I needed you but I did. Talamanca, you were a place where your people and I were much alike. We provided hope for each other and tell stories of gods faithfulness. Talamanca my heart is in your jungles, in the noises, in the wild animals, in the sticky rains, in your beauty and wonder. You were a place where God was moving.  Talamanca, you were a place where I was challenged. When we worked a day as if local farmers do. Carrying racks of bananas down mountainsides and being knee deep in mud. That was probably...

  I was baptized for the first time at the age of seven… I remember being dunked in the “big hot bath tub” at church, my family being at church to witness it, getting a necklace in the shape of a cross, and eating cake to celebrate. I learned about what baptism meant… I heard the words “buried with him in baptism, and raised to walk in newness of life…” but at the age of seven, I didn’t know what trials, temptations, pain, and hurt would look like. I knew nothing of pain… I was very blessed and never had to worry about anything,...