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Dolphin Tales

By | February 25, 2013

Dolphins have been my favorite animals since I was a little kid. I collected all possible dolphin things and my biggest dream was to become a dolphin trainer. I loved going to dolphin shows and sleeping with my stuffed dolphins. I never became this dolphin trainer but I still like dolphins a lot. I have never seen wild dolphins and I would love to see them one day. In the beginning of January we went to Florida for a retreat and had the opportunity to hang out at the beach for a little bit.

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Trusting in God’s Promises

By | October 19, 2012

Do you ever question God or fail to trust Him completely? I wish I could say that I don’t, but even as a missionary, I’m still human, and I still question God sometimes… A little over a month ago, Life Teen started a new mission base in Houston, Texas, and I am one of five missionaries living and serving here. With a new mission base, there are sometimes more questions than answers and sometimes more things are unknown then things that are certain. I know that in this, God is calling me to trust

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Had a Bad Day?

By | October 15, 2012

Ever had a bad day? One of those days when you can’t seem to do anything right? A day when you make mistake after mistake? Well, I have had a bunch of those recently… I became an official Life Teen Missionary a little over two weeks ago (when I wrote this blog) and so far, the adjustment has been quite a struggle. After almost three months of waking up pretty much whenever I wanted, I have had to wake up before seven o’clock for holy hour and morning prayer. And I am not a morning person. Then,

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My heart was locked….

By | September 3, 2012

Let’s go a couple months back in time… to my Easter break. I know, it’s September, summer is over and we’re not in Easter time anymore in our liturgical year, but I still want to take you back to my Easter break for a moment. I was able to spend this Easter break with a great and holy family in West-Texas, a huge blessing from God. When I arrived they warned me to be careful when I walked outside: their doors locked very easily, so there was a chance that I would lock myself out if I didn’t

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Not My Plan But Yours!

By | June 25, 2012

When I applied for Life Teen Missions, I applied for only one year. I knew I had to go back and finish school in six years so that I don’t have to pay back the money I got from the government. Until January, I thought this was God’s plan for me, even though I never prayed about how long God wanted me to be in Life Teen Missions. I was really stubborn in this. After my eight-day silent retreat, I talked to someone, and he told me he thought I really had to stay another year and told me to pray

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Sleeping in My Daddy’s Arms

By | April 4, 2012

A few weeks ago, I had the blessing of sitting a row behind a father and his three-year-old daughter during Mass. He was holding his daughter in his arms, and she fell asleep before Mass even started. She slept the whole Mass, no matter whether her father stood up, sat down, kneeled, or walked forward to receive Communion, she continued to sleep in his arms. It was beautiful to see, and it made me think about my relationship with my Heavenly Father. Do I trust my Father in Heaven enough to fall

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Living in the Throne Room

By | March 19, 2012

I recently read a reflection about Lent that was centered on Mark 1:15—“‘This is the time of fulfillment.  The kingdom of God is at hand.  Repent, and believe in the gospel.’”  The question was asked, “Who was Jesus talking to?”  Not everyone in the crowd was living an immoral life, surely.  In fact, most of the people Jesus spoke to were Jews, trying their best to live and uphold the faith they believed in.  Therefore, the conversion they had to experience was not a radical one,

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Invitation to Rest

By | November 9, 2011

During the last week or so of formation, we’ve been reading The Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri Nouwen.  This book has helped open my eyes to the walls I’ve built around my heart—walls I thought I had already knocked down and walls I didn’t even realize I constructed.  The Return of the Prodigal Son focuses on the Rembrandt painting of the same name, and the loving, intimate embrace shared between an old father and his returning son.  For Nouwen, this painting depicts God the Father

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Healing or Haiti?

By | October 19, 2011

Before Paul and I moved to Covecrest, a friend of ours named Jon, who had also been a Life Teen missionary, called Paul on the phone.  I overheard Jon telling Paul that he’s excited for us to be going to Covecrest and that he believed that I would receive healing that I needed while at Covecrest. When I heard that, I immediately got upset and thought “How dare he say I need healing?” Fast forward two months: We arrived at Covecrest and I was immediately overwhelmed with lots of questions running

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