3.24.2016

Amor // Day 1

Over spring break, I had the opportunity to go to Tecate Mexico with my Dad, Matty and some friends to build houses through an organization called Amor. Our group meet up with another church and left Saturday morning. There were two days of building and we came home on Tuesday. We camped in tents, took sun showers, and used only hand tools to build the houses. This was to allow us to experience, as close as possible, what its like to live like the locals without all the convinces of home.

*In keeping with this idea, none of the photos below are edited. Photos are from my Dad's phone and my camera.

My favorite part was meeting and interacting with the family we were building the house for as well as working alongside friends, and the new friends I made, to build the house together. The physical labor was exhausting but really rewarding.
God protected us while there and traveling across the boarder was smooth and uneventful. During the trip, I realized all the things I take for granted, like not worrying about ingesting the showering water at home. Or having a house that is warm, and not worrying about it getting cold at night. The trip reminded me of the many gifts God give to me daily.


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2.15.2016

The Betke Family

A couple months ago, I had the privilege of meeting the Betke family and capturing some family photos for them. They were so fun to work with. The highlight for me was when they decided they wanted to incorporate the slide into one of the photos. The hour flew by and I thoroughly enjoyed getting to meet this family.

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1.10.2016

End of 2015 --> Beginning of 2016

So this is a bit late but had to get it out there before posting other posts and before school starts again.
This year has has brought with it awesome experiences and real rough times both of which I am grateful for. I am thankful for all that I have learn in 2015 and look forward to what the rest of 2016 hold. 

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End of the Year
-Learned how to dive for the ball
-gained a sister- Eric and Melody<3 September 26
-Caught my first fish
-Ate bamboo, calamari, and ox tail for the first time
-became a Davis for a week and went to Mexico
-Volunteered at University High school working with deaf and hard of hearing students
-stretched out of my comfort zone multiple times and learned a new meaning behind the word BOLD
-learned how to fold a paper airplane.
-enjoyed another awesome trip to Yosemite
-Was a second shooter for a wedding
-learned how to eat a mango
-played soccer with friends twice a month
-completed ASL 4
-went snorkeling
-ordered dinner entirely in Spanish
-played soccer with the locals in Mexico
-deadlifted 115 lbs
-went to a polo game
-learned to rip stick
-jogged my first mile straight
-Learned to skateboard
-first time snowboarding
-finished another semester of school!


Books Read
-Truth Matters
-Unbroken
-Plenty For Everyone
-Little Dorrit
-Kim
-Agnes-Grey
-The weight of Glory
-Romans
-Crazy Love
-Oliver twist
-Life is short

I just had to share a photo of my family as they are awesome and I love them all so much