I remember when I was skating by in college, feeling the tug on my heart that there was something more to this world. I remember knowing I needed to go to India. Sitting at my college, filling out my … Read more about Dear God, Remember When?
My Heart In So Many Places
In Spanish, the word for extraño has two meanings. The first being weird, and the second being to miss. And that's just it. I'm going to miss the weird. It's what I know now. Like the time … Read more about My Heart In So Many Places
Home So Very Soon
Now, 11 months later, home is all I want. And with me coming home so very soon, I want to share a few things from my heart to yours that might be helpful for the both of us. I am not … Read more about Home So Very Soon
You Just Need To Be You
Our lives are full of things. Cars. Televisions. Restaurants. Cell phones. Wifi. Jobs. To do lists. We're constantly distracted with something, by something. Things, on things, on things. It's like … Read more about You Just Need To Be You
I Just Wanna Feel Whole
There's a gaping, aching hole in our chests. It lives there, constantly screaming at us to find something to fill it with. I worry too much about what people think. The other day I bought a hat. And … Read more about I Just Wanna Feel Whole
Screaming On the Inside
I sit in on the art class and make my way around the room as the kids draw and paint and create. They're eight years old. They're so alive, so themselves, untouched by life. "Tia, tia, mirar!" they … Read more about Screaming On the Inside
Don’t Ever Forget
Al, Remember when you used to sit cuddled on the couch and watch those videos for hours? The ones about stories of the World Race. They'd say 'Cambodia, A Day In The Life.' Remember how you couldn't … Read more about Don’t Ever Forget
Full Hearts, Empty Minds
I sat with 10 year old Roberta and we fumbled our way through conversation. She's full of life and fire. One of those people that's just unapologetically herself, and you wonder if one day you can be … Read more about Full Hearts, Empty Minds
We Walked Into The Prison
We walked into the prison and I instantly felt my body tense. 'Let's go minister to the men in the prison.' This sounded like a good idea. But sitting in this open room with men I barely knew … Read more about We Walked Into The Prison
