At the beginning of the year, I asked God to pick a word for the year. He chose electrify. Not a common word, but I was so excited to see how that would come into play this year. This year is not over, and the word electrify has popped up a lot. God has electrified my understanding of Him and my love for Him. He has electrified my skills and helped me serve in ways I didn't think were possible. God electrified my lif...

From the team's first meeting, it was clear that there was a special bond. God has constantly been here and is moving. He brings us closer daily, first to Him and then as a team. God is so good!! He is so worthy of praise, and I’m in awe of His power. He loves and cares for us so much!! I can’t begin to express how full I am emotionally and spiritually. God is moving in all of us, and our team is growing stronger. A ...

Launch Day!! After months of anticipation for launch day, it’s finally here! Today I meet my incredible team that I will spend nine months with! I am beyond excited to have this opportunity and am so thankful for everyone’s support financially and through prayer. This trip wouldn’t be possible without each and every one of you, so thank you so much! Thank you to those of you who have built into me and shown me wha...

This summer I have been working as a lifeguard. The other day I was able to rescue an active drowner! At first, as she was coming off of the slide, she appeared fine, and then quickly started drowning because she didn’t know how to swim. So often, in our spiritual walks, we seem fine even though we’re slipping into worldly habits. Then we suddenly start drowning in those habits and need to be saved. Like a lifeguard ...

I have been raised in a Christian home and grew up in church throughout my life. I heard about God from a young age and wanted to follow Him. I remember being shocked as a five-year-old that the God of the universe wanted to have a personal relationship with me. I decided to follow God in Sunday school when I was five.  Despite knowing that I enjoyed singing, I did not realize it was one of my spiritual gifts unti...

God is SO AMAZING!! His timing is so perfectly planned for everything, and I think that’s so cool! He has a time for everything; we need to be patient for it sometimes. God has a plan for the next steps in your life, but often God wants us to learn from our current season. So, either you need to grow, lead others to increase, or maybe you are not ready for what God has in store next. He will bring it about in His per...

Take time to enjoy God’s beautiful creation. God is so good and creative! He made this world so intricately and magnificently! The unique, exciting, and beautiful way the sun rises and sets, the stars shine, the mountains rise in the sky, and the birds fly. Taking time to slow down and admire God’s beautiful creation is fascinating and so important! Often in life, we get so busy that we don’t notice the little things...

When looking at magazines with models, it is quickly evident what society is attracted to and what they call beautiful. Growing up looking at these “flawless” ideals encouraged me to acquiesce to the cultures definition of “beautiful.” I thought that you had to wear lots of makeup, have clear skin, and had to be very skinny to be beautiful, and this caused me to not be comfortable in my skin. I always lacked some fea...

Wow time flies by! I remember being a second grader and feeling like high school graduation was never going to come. I wanted to be older and graduate high school because then I would be an adult. I didn’t realize the time would come for me to graduate so quickly. God has blessed me with an amazing education through so many schools and I wouldn’t change a thing! It feels a little weird graduating now because I am sup...

Here is a poem that I wrote! Enjoy :) The anticipation begins to ring Making my heart sing Looking forward to everything  Praising the Lord our king   Thanking God for the blessing  The mission trip is what I’m addressing  Thanks for this opportunity I’m expressing As my excitement keeps progressing    An opportunity only possible through God A path made for me to go abroad  S...