WHY EVERYONE SHOULD TRAVEL TO A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY AT LEAST ONCE IN THEIR LIFE

The other week i was asked by a friend What is something that i feel strongly about. and why? my answer to her was Traveling. 

I cant even begin to describe how going to another country changes our world view.

I just want to give you a few sentences and moments of what I experienced. Raw and unfiltered.

We wept.

My heart was broken. 

The sadness the hopelessness was written in most faces. 

It’s been said that most children don’t have a favorite memory. There are no “days to the beach” no “I love you and hugs” no joy. Just the same mundane routines. 

My cousin and I went into a Children’s holding center. We bathed them, hugged them, sang to them, gave them some of our clothes. 

Once again I just wanted to weep. how can you describe the broken, sad and lonely eyes of the children. How can my heart even handle that? 

I sat and listened to men in the prisons sharing how Jesus saved their lives. The amazing miracles that happed to them. How that Hand of God touched them and set them free from the years of demonic witchcraft done on them. 

I listened to one man tell his story how he was a devout muslim left the comfort of his home and family because he had seen Jesus in a vision. Not just once but Three times. Three times Jesus came and spoke to this man!! I mean I can’t even grasp that!

I left changed. although i didn't know how i was changed. there where insane amounts of emotions, culture shock, and trying to process what I just went through. My world view had been altered but how? How was it changed? How was I different? 

  

One last thing I want to say... 

It honestly took me seven months to process this trip.. and that’s okay. It’s okay to not know what your feeling. It’s okay to feel broken but don’t know why. It’s okay to not understand. It’s okay because slowly, one day you’ll realize how much you learned and have grown. 

So give yourself time and grace, even if you don’t understand what your feeling at the time, you will... one day you will. 

I wrote a few post back in January about my trip 🙌🏼

Uganda part one

Uganda Part two

Have you ever been to a different county? What has been your experience? How has it changed the way you look at the world 

                         

REMEMBER

Remember. 

remember that you are ardently and passionately loved by your creator. remember to always make time for adventure,  gather all the little moments and enjoy them to the fullest. Embrace the hard times and understand that this to shall pass. laugh often. remember that tears are beautiful too. read books that make you  F E E L. sleep out on the trampoline. dance in the rain. Sing at the top of your lungs! Drive with your windows open. Feel the sunshine on your face. 

but above all else. love. love unconditionally   Love because he first loved us, because earth and stars can and will pass away, but love will always remain.

 

Also!!!!

If any of you would like to be part of a awesome world wide book exchange (you only have to send your favorite book & get  up to 36 books back!!!!) 

comment “I’m in” in the comments and I’ll send you details!!

LIFE TO ME

                         

What is life to me?

Life to me is my friends, life to me is late night car rides, the windows rolled down and the music loud. Laughing because your so tired that everything is funny. Iced cream on a hot day. Wearing my favorite overall dress. Listening to For King and Country on repeat. Unashamedly knowing all of For King and Country’s  songs by heart. Overeating on watermelon. Life to me is last minuet trips to the beach. Sleeping in the back of a van with your cousins & not caring that it’s not the most comfy place because your together. It’s getting to hold my newest baby sister for the first time. Life to me is having people think that my sister and I are twins. Coffee at the greenhouse. Working in my garden. Hot summer days. Fresh mint tea. its wearing my Birkenstock EVERYWHERE i go.

              

It’s unashamedly proclaiming that I   L O V E Jesus with all my heart. Sunsets, long talks with my bestie, reminiscing about the good old days, reading a book that makes you want to cry. Trying to keep my succulents alive. It’s talking to my mom and realizing what a powerful & wise woman she is. It’s “I love you’s” and “I miss you’s”. Seeing friends again. Wild and crazy moments where people question my sanity. Life to me is the early misty mornings. Smelling fresh cut hay. Laughing at something my little sibling said to me. It’s having incredible conversations about HIM that leave you inspired and convicted. Giving my All to Him and knowing that He is enough. No. Matter. What. It’s Sunday morning church. Praising Jesus. Heartfelt prayers & feeling the Holy Spirit. 

Life to me is trying my best to inspire all I encounter and hoping to pull greatness out of someone along the way. This is life to  me. Life to me is loving and being loved. 

                           

END OF MONTH POST

other than living in complete denial that June is over, its been a quite fantastic month

I jumped off the docks out by the water and it was FANTASTIC


spent the day out on the river. best thing everrrrr

took my three youngest siblings to the beach & proseded to spend the next 4 hours chasing my two year old sister around. Also like Mothers are amazing! I honestly don’t know how they do it all..

its been in the 90's for the past week.. SOOOO ive been drinking iced coffee and more iced coffee

I started a Instagram account for my Bible journaling :)

I was driving the other day & the sun was shinning, windows open, the smell of fresh cut hay (aka heaven) was in the air, joy by For King and Country was loudly playing & and i wished i could capture the beauty and summerness of that moment. I just felt like YESSSS SUMER IS HEREEEEEEE

I Graduated Highschool #tryingtoadultnow 

Sent my last test papers into Abeka!!! *loudly proclames no more school*

I went to Delaware beach the other week with some friends :) we walked around the little towns and watched the sunrise on the beach! DUDEEEEE  we stopped at this TEA shop & i bought Jasmine and Chi tea XD XD

i also read some amazing books  XD 

The Tangled Web by L.M. Montgomery 

Magic for Marigold L.M. Montgomery 

Through Waters Deep By Sarah Sundin 

Blue Skies Tomorrow by Sarah Sundin 
Hidden Places by Lynn Austin 
When The Tide Turns by Sarah Sundin 

                           

FAVE BLOG POST 

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JUNE BLOG POSTS

Oh thou Vintage Soul
Small, Tiny, beautiful moments
I dont Dance- Blog tour
I GRADUATED!!!!!
Summerness



HOW did your June go? did if fly by like mine + favorite thing abou summer.