Chicos

Mexican food.... yum.  Who doesn't love a good margarita, guacamole & chips and a taco?  Downtown Orlando has several

New Co-Chair for Orlando PANCAN Affiliate

The past year I've gotten more and more involved in the Orlando PANCAN affiliate.  Unfortunately, most involvement in these

Clean Eating Cooking: Tomato Soup

I LOVED grilled cheese sandwiches when I was a kid.  Growing up in the south, grilled cheese was eaten

Clean Eating Cooking: Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Protein Bars

Eating "clean" means 5-6 small meals a day... which can be hard when your days are fairly unpredictable.  Protein

Clean Eating Cooking: Guacamole

I LOVE guacamole... and thankfully my friend's mom taught me an easy foolproof  way to make it that takes

Spring/Summer Swap Party!

It's not only eco-friendly it's also a great excuse to clean out your closet and get a bunch of

Orlando City Soccer Club

Who knew!?  Orlando has it's very own professional soccer team!  This is one more example of why I love

Other than a short stint at St. Anselm's (in Madisonville) working alongside my mom, sisters and best friend Emily... I've never really gotten involved with a church.  I've attended classes or participated in studies.  I'm now leading a small group (which is also a first for me this year).... but actually volunteering or getting involved at the church has never been something I've put much thought into.  This past Easter there was a call to action for attendees to consider helping during Easter weekend.  The crowds were expected to be large and at capacity for all campuses, and the need for additional volunteers was massive.  So I raised my hand.  Why not?  I volunteered to be a greeter for that weekend for one of the services - their choice, wherever they needed me the most.  After a very short training, I was assigned to the Saturday evening service (along with a new friend, Ramona, and Jeff - who had no chance of getting out of volunteering since I roped him in with me!).  It was actually a lot of fun.  Getting to meet everyone as they came into the service... wishing them each a Happy Easter... commenting on the beautiful spring dresses the little girls came in wearing proudly while the boys fidgeted discontentedly with their Easter ties and suits.  Overall it was a very enjoyable experience and really didn't take much of my time.  So why not.  I offered to volunteer once a month for a service at the main campus.  It'll be good for me to start to meet new people at my church.  That's right, I said it.  My church. :)

Think Small Dream Big Event

"Think Small Dream Big" is the brainchild of our Central Campus Pastor Adam Demetrician.  A life lived in community

Shrek the Musical

The latest broadway play to hit Orlando brought a familiar green ogre and his beautiful princess with it.  Shrek

Jordan's 1st Science Fair

It’s science fair time for many schools across the country. If you’re a parent of a middle school child,

I love to read.  Always have.  When I was little I would soak in the tub with a great book... and find myself distracted from my trace-like state by the frigid cold waters I found myself in.  That's how long I'd soak.  My sisters and parents weren't huge fans of this little habit I had.  As I've grown, my love of reading has simply learned to multi-task, where I now find myself reading 5-6 books at any given time (give or take a few).  I just love to read.  So joining a book club would make natural sense, right?  Well, that depends.  My experience thus far with book clubs hasn't been that positive... books selected based one person's literary tastes (which are often vastly different than my own), bland dialogue scripted from some "book club" question list found on the internet, and various personalities that oftentimes make for a hit-or-miss time.  All rolled up together, it more often than not turned out to be a bad experience.

To my great surprise, this last book club I joined was different.  Yes... the fact I hosted the group at my condo might have made all the difference from me... but overall we had a great group of women and the discussion was free-spirited and very colorful and engaging.  We actually all got back together last night to go see the movie that just came out based on the very same book: Water for Elephants.  Overall a great experience, wonderful book and terrific movie.

Holden Heights Revitalization Project

Our church, Discovery Church, has partnered with a local community known as Holden Heights to help revitalize the area

Cleaning out my fridge.... so domestic!

Well... this blog IS about trying new experiences while traveling along this journey called my life... and well... this

Complete Reflexology Treatment

The underlying theory behind reflexology is that there are "reflex" areas on the body, such as the feet and