Author: Adventures

“When there is no struggle, there is no strength” The past few weeks have left me with wounds so raw they hurt to the touch. I have had to make choices that broke my heart and broke the heart of someone I love. But the healing I have seen through that has opened my eyes to how leaving something great can lead to something even greater. Five months ago, I met an amazing guy who I connected with in a way I never had with anyone before. He brought me the purest joy through endless adventures and countless puppy pictures. I was so blessed to call him my best friend and boyfriend for...

Sweet Tea with a side of Holy Spirit – tales of Georgia It’s safe to say that an exciting adventure always starts in Atlanta. After approximately 20 hours of flights & netflix-filled layovers, my feet touched down in Atlanta, Georgia for the second time in my life. The last time I had landed there, I flew to Guatemala not too soon afterwards with a group of beautiful strangers who I was blessed to serve with for the most life-changing two weeks of my life. Knowing I would be equally blessed this trip, I hopped on the airport train with childlike enthusiasm. Not too long...

You hear it said all the time how going on a mission trip changes a person forever. How the kids in whatever country have stolen a persons heart and opened their eyes to so much beauty. How the Lord has worked in someone’s heart and has given them a new outlook on life. Well I have a little bit to say about all of that, and then some. I won’t say I am changed forever, not right now. Because I’m not done being changed. I am still changing, and the Lord is still working in me. I am the same person that I was when I left at the beginning the month, but I hope to be better as...

Here in the small province of Banteay Meanchey, Cambodia we have experienced,  No Wi-Fi Cold Showers No flushing toilets  No beds  Bugs EVERYWHERE  Sweating constantly  No A/C Rice 3 times a day, EVERY day  Things that all may seem tragic, or horrible, when living in a 1st world environment with a materialistic mindset, but something I have come to find so BEAUTIFUL when living with a kingdom mindset in a third world environment. Although I have experienced all of my worldly comforts taken away, I have been able to experienced JESUS in a new way,here in the...

You hear it said all the time how going on a mission trip changes a person forever. How the kids in whatever country have stolen a persons heart and opened their eyes to so much beauty. How the Lord has worked in someone’s heart and has given them a new outlook on life. Well I have a little bit to say about all of that, and then some. I won’t say I am changed forever, not right now. Because I’m not done being changed. I am still changing, and the Lord is still working in me. I am the same person that I was when I left at the beginning the month, but I hope to be better as...