I once heard a story of a mother who was having a hard day. Feeling defeated, she looked in the mirror, noticing only the dark circles under her eyes, and let out a big sigh. But when she turned around, she found her little daughter admiring her from the doorway with a big smile. “Mommy,”…
“Mom, I’m cramping so bad. It hurts! I’m NOT going to school today!” yelled my sister from the couch in our living room as I was walking out the door to catch the school bus. Living with three sisters, this was an all-too common scenario that took place often in the house. Thank GOD I’m…
I couldn’t agree more. The Puerto Rican in me with a strong willed personality hates the idea of being told what to do, even if it’s right. I prefer to make my own decisions, and not be held captive to someone else’s standards of what they think I should do. When it comes to modesty…
We all have relationships. I care a lot about relationships. To name a few, I have relationships with my friends, family, teammates, and colleagues. Even my relationship with God is multifaced! There is God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. But wait, what about the saints?! When it comes to all of these competing relationships…
“Savannah and I have actually started dating.” These words cut me deep. Savannah was the girl I had a huge crush on for months. After a lot of back-and-forth in my head, I decided I might finally ask her out soon. Sitting in the car before going to an event, those words above were spoken…
“So what do you want to do right now?” “Hummmm, I don’t know, whatever you want to do!” “No, no really I am up for whatever you want to do.” Have you ever been in a conversation like this before? Well, if so, this blog is for you! No matter what kind of relationships we…
“Absence is to love what wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small, it inflames the great.” | Roger de Bussy-Rabutin The plans were set, my time off was approved, and my plane ticket was purchased; it was early-February 2020. March eventually rolled around and the event on my calendar crept closer. I was just…
Dear Sister, The other day, I was on Google Hangouts with two of my guy friends (because #SocialDistancing) and the topic of how pornography negatively impacts dating relationships came up. One of them asked me how long I would want a man to be free from pornography before I would date them. Even though I…