Heart Stirred: Go, Give AND Receive

Hi friends! I'm super happy to be able to bring you a guest writer for this week's bonus post! A stranger whom I quickly became good friends with, Tracie, will be bringing us back to my time in Belize, the second leg of my gap year. Enjoy, as I did! Belize 2.0 By Tracie Thibault …

Thought conglomerate

There is a note on my phone with all the random stories and such that I think I should include in a blog post but they never seem to fit anywhere. So, welcome to the hoard of my thoughts and things I've heard: Today I was talking to a woman that's a resident here about …

In awe

A glimpse at my usual schedule, so far: Note- all of this is done in English (though their accents aren’t always easy to understand) 5:30am wake up 5:45 prayer with sisters and “the girls” in chapel (on the property) then drive about 10 minutes into town 6:30 Mass at St. Peter Claver Roman Catholic Church …

Getting Here Pt. 2

First, let me say, thank you for bearing with me as I explain how I got here. Secondly, I wish you all a wonderfully merry Christmas and joyous holiday season, whatever you may celebrate. There's a small chance I'll post on Christmas or Christmas Eve. We'll see how my gift wrapping schedule goes. Here is …

Bubble popped

Today I saw a group of nuns in habit for the first time since I graduated and I literally started beaming. They were just shopping in the same Lowe's as me, minding their own business. You see, I haven't just gone to Catholic schools all my life; I've gone to Catholic schools with nuns all …