One Day at a Time

Un día a la vez, she thought. One day at a time. That’s the refrain that played on repeat in her head whenever life got too difficult and even a thought about the future too overwhelming for her fragile heart to handle.  I often admire her, that girl who had […]

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3 Years Later

Here I am sitting in my apartment in Oaxaca listening to the rain. The world is quiet. But in my head resounds this truth, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him and He will make your […]

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The Mango Tree

She stood in her small outdoor kitchen putting together the ingredients for today’s lunch: grilled chicken, avocado. “Something is missing,” she thought to herself. After a brief pause, she took off from the kitchen around the corner of the building. Walking towards the front of the complex she headed straight […]

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Silent Thoughts for a Rainy Day?

I often think about topics to blog about: things that pop into my head, usually with a moment of clarity in which I can express all of my thoughts well and without much effort. Then I think to myself, ‘Do I really want to write this? Do I really want […]

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