This is ours. I am an immigrant and the daughter of immigrants. I was born in El Salvador and came to the United States when I was four years old. My parents made the difficult decision to leave our home because of the violence and uncertainty that surrounded the beginning of El Salvador’s civil war. …
I wrote this poem a few years ago as part of a work exercise, but it became much more than that. It’s the story of crossing borders into a country I deeply love and proudly call home, while also honoring the place where my journey began. It feels especially fitting to share it today as …
Discovering God’s Presence in Hard Places COVID took a toll on my body, physically and mentally. But perhaps most of all, it left me experiencing an emotional wilderness; a lonely, uncomfortable, isolated, frustrating, and confusing place. How can I experience God in this place? How can I enjoy His presence in the wilderness? To enjoy …
𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨…A word that does notsound inviting. It doesn’t promise comfort or ease. When I hear it, I imagine a place that is… lonely,dry,heavy,forgotten,isolated. Not a place anyone would willingly choose. Recently, I listened to someone share about their own spiritual 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨. As they spoke, I realized they were giving language to something I had been …
*Disclaimer: This is part of my story and experience. Everyone deals with LHC in different ways. I also do not want to take away from the pain and grief many are experiencing in this season. I just want to share my story in hopes it will serve someone else. How are you feeling now? It …
I have been in church since I was a child. I listened to the faith stories of the great leaders in the Bible. As I have grown in my faith, I have noticed that I identified with several of the men in the Bible and not as much with the women. One of the reasons …
The recent tragic, unfair, and racist events are not new. But perhaps as parents or adults, you have been faced even more with your feelings. The difficulty of how to explain to your children about racism or racial prejudice. Children learn about racial prejudice and racism from an early age. Usually, they learn it at …
“The Latina in me is an ember that blazes forever.” Sonia Sotomayor My parents and I come to the U.S. in the 80’s. In our country a civil war had caused the loss of jobs and security. My parents wanted to live in a country with freedom and opportunities. One of those opportunities was to …
“What inspired me is that my parents fought for me when I was very young. They wanted me to know that I was an individual, that we’re all individuals, that we’re all human beings and that we’re all connected together and that we all have the same rights; the same freedom.” — Sylvia Méndez History …
“The presence of black and brown bodies doesn’t automatically make a space diverse. True diversity comes when people’s diverse cultures and perspectives are also welcome, and when those perspectives are welcome to challenge the status quo.” My Daughter Thought She’d Get In Trouble For Coloring Me Brown Instead Of ‘Flesh’ – Ally Henny Some people …
