Dear friends and family back in the Midwest, September is an odd time in El Paso. When I walk into a store, there are fall decorations galore. Starbucks is selling their seasonal pumpkin drinks. The corn maze in a nearby town in New Mexico is open for business. However, as the day progresses, my burnt orange sweater feels like a foolish choice for scorching heat. The people at the corn maze spend most of their time in the shade to escape the hot El Paso sun and the 95 degree

A year and a half ago, I moved into a house with three amazing young women. We have intentionally built into each others’ lives through...

I have often heard jokes about people having a midlife crisis, prompting them to buy a car, dye their hair, or a range of other actions....

Another February roles around, another Valentine’s Day, another wedding invitation or engagement post on Facebook; all serve as reminders...

We first-year teachers have gotten a lot thrown at us this year - online students, in-person students, quarantined students, students...

One day at the beginning of the semester I was at Encuentro (a small program after school on Wednesdays where the students of my program...

This trip started as a dream to go to Iceland. We picked our group based on who was willing to hike through the frigid weather of the...

Rome was not on the Europe bucket list for me, but when my friend Averee told me about some cheap flights about a month ago to Rome, we...

Hello all, and welcome back to my blog! This past two weeks have been pretty packed and I'm excited to share with you guys a few...