I recently shared a series of TBT posts on social media that chronicled part of my writing and faith journey. As part of my Hispanic Heritage Month Celebrations (September 15 – October 15) this year, I’d like to share those posts here in case you missed some of them and so they’re all in one place. I hope you enjoy this walk down memory lane through the pics in this short video (click on the pic above or here) and the captions below. It’s been a long journey for this Christian Latina writer to get to this season. Thanks for staying on this journey with me! Stay tuned for info about my upcoming book and other projects I’m working on. Blessings!
April 13, 2023 Post
TBT Dear Younger Me: Keep enjoying the bedtime stories Mom lovingly reads to you over and over again š
And keep practicing until you can read for yourself and keep scribbling away until you learn how to write āļø
One day youāre gonna be writing for renowned newspapers and magazines and even authoring books!
Your bilingual kindergarten is gonna help you in your Spanglish world.
Donāt let anyone set limits on what you can and canāt do.
Relish the great times with Dad š
Keep wearing red š
Rock the bangs & two ponytails as long as you want š
May 4, 2023 Post
TBT Dear Younger Me: Thereās a reason you feel drawn to join the school newspaper and to volunteer in the schoolās library š
āļø Keep writing
āļø Keep telling stories
šļø Keep speaking up
Youāll grow out of many phases (including that stuffed cow phase, LOL) but you wonāt grow out of writing and creating āļø š„ š
Keep shining š
Note: This photo ran in my high schoolās newspaper when I reluctantly became the Editor-in- Chief my senior year.
May 12, 2023 Post
TBT Dear Younger Me: Writing for your high school and college and weekly papers is gonna lead to writing for a global newspaper, national womenās magazine, your own blog and to authoring books!
Your words are going to touch readers near and far š
Donāt get discouraged if youāre the only (or sometimes one of the few) Latinas in the classroom, newsroom or office. Keep writing anyway āļøāļøāļø
š„ Your words matter
š„ Your story matters
š„ You are making a difference
P.S. Technology is gonna get super advanced so get ready, and Iām glad you at least tried short hair for a bit š
Note: Pic taken during my college internship days. Itās the only pic I have of my newsroom days.
May 16, 2023 Post
TBT Dear Younger Me: How did you have the courage and audacity to fly all the way across the country to Seattle alone to attend a large conference for a multicultural group of journalistsāļø
Keep going š„
āļø You are finally gonna work at a magazine
š Youāre gonna board planes to Australia, Israel, Brazil, Ethiopia, England and more as you see Godās fingerprints on SIX continents
āļø Youāre gonna write about your travels so take notes
šļø One day youāll be hosting your own womenās conferences and events š®š®š®
Godās got lots more in store so get ready and keep shining š
Note: Just came across this souvenir photo the other day. What a sweet find š
June 1, 2023 Post
TBT Dear Younger Me: Welcome to your NYU grad school journalism days and interning at a famous womenās magazine. Keep going š„ āļøāļøāļø
P..S. Iām glad youāre experimenting with hair colors. Change is nice sometimes.
Note: Pic taken by the magazine where I was interning. They asked me a question and quoted me and ran my photo in an issue.
June 8, 2023 Post
TBT Dear Younger Me: Remember the mini-magazines you were creating at home as a little girl? Your childhood dream of working for a magazine finally came trueā£ļø Enjoy getting all glammed up and going to the fancy events and meeting the celebs and even doing a photo shoot ā¦ itās gonna be a bumpy ride soon so hold onā¦
Godās got a plot twist for you š„ ā¦
Note: Left pic taken before an event. The top right pic was taken at a photo shoot for the magazine I worked for. The bottom right pic was taken after the photo shoot š
June 15, 2023 Post
TBT Dear Younger Me: Remember how long you dreamed of going to an Olympics? What a thrill to visit various stadiums including the one in Athens Greece and going to a Summer and Winter Games ā£ļøā£ļøā£ļø
Iām so grateful you had such a wonderful time š
Iām also grateful God chased you down in Sydneyā¦ life will never be the same and thatās Good News ā¦
Godās got a plot twist for you š„
Now that these childhood dreams were fulfilled itās time for the next adventures ā¦ Get Ready š„
June 22, 2023 Post
TBT Dear Younger Me: How did you go from being a journalist to an English teacher to a communications specialistāļø And how did you have the courage to travel on short-term missions trips to the Amazon Jungle in Brazil, the Andes Mountains in Ecuador and the streets and schools and parks and plazas in Ethiopia, Honduras and Peru šš
Only God could do that š
He knows whatās on the other side of our YES ā£ļø
Enjoy your travels and meeting people along the way and guess what.. your writing wonāt be in hiding much longer šā¦
Godās got more in store for you during this plot twist š„
June 29, 2023 Post
Dear Younger Me: Rejoice as you dare to live your God-given dreams š
Itās been a long and winding road to get here ā¦ š„
In this season the little girl who was making mini-magazines at home and the journalist who worked at a womenās magazine is now:
š„ Writing FIVE Christian living books and devotionals
š„ Teaching at a Bible school
š„ Hosting events
š„ Speaking in church and chapel services, events and gatherings
š„ Being interviewed on different media outlets
š„ Hosting a podcast
š„ Blogging
š„ Coaching
š„ Has a YouTube channel
Keep writing āļø and speaking šļø
Keep encouraging people as they walk by faith, hope and love and dare to live their God-given dreams š„
Note: Iām so glad my Dear Dad got to celebrate much of this with us š
July 6, 2023 Post
Hope youāve enjoyed my recent TBT Dear Younger Me posts š
Itās been fun going down memory lane and sharing some of the twists and turns and milestones in my writing and faith journey.
Itās been nice to reflect on how God has been working in me and through me.
Iām rejoicing that Iām in the season when Iām
š„ Writing my first book for the NavPress/Tyndale Alliance
š„ Writing for Our Daily Bread
š„ Teaching at a Bible school
I look forward to sharing more highlights and updates with you.Ā Please stay tuned. Be sure to sign up for my email list.
Want to learn more about my faith and writing journey? Check out By Faith: Adventures and Reflections on Walking With God Here and Abroad on Amazon
And stay tuned for more info about my upcoming Book 6 š
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My birth month celebrations start ā¦ now
(LOL only two of these crowns & the cloud were for my birthday. The rest are for a special occasion and just ordinary days 
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My Dad reveled in family, food and fiestas. My birthdays started out with McDonald’s parties and somewhere around my teen years I would be MORTIFIED when mariachis would pop out of nowhere at the restaurants. As an adult, I learned to appreciate the mariachis more. LOL Aww, rejoicing in celebrating the birth of his second daughter… That’s My Dad 
