On January 4th, Carmin and I headed to Puerto Rico. (This is the abridged version of what happened because I would have to type a short book of what went on) Carmin was born in P.R. but  her parents moved to Brooklyn when she was around 7 yrs old. Each year Carmin's family has a family gathering. This year we were able to go. THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME TO PUERTO RICO! When we arrived in P.R. Carmins mom & dad picked us up. We drove right to a small cozy Puerto Rican Cafe/Bakery and had P.R. sandwiches. I forget the names of the sandwiches since I don't speak Spanish. We then went and stayed at her Ti Ti (Aunt) Mildred house in Rio Piedras with her parents. We stayed a few days and then headed to Vega Baja to go to the family gathering and stay with Ti Ti Marie, … [Read more...]

Okay, so the worlds definition of success is: 1. the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors. 2. the attainment of wealth, position, honors, or the like. The definitions above are all selfish reasons of the word success. But we as followers of Jesus Christ know the REAL and TRUE Definition of the word success. True success is NOT about money, fame, popularity, fancy clothes or material things. Its not about being a CEO of a company or having everything you ever wanted. So what is the TRUE Definition of SUCCESS and how can you achieve it?: Salvation. Understanding. Christ. Centered.  Evangelizing. Sacrifice. Servanthood. Salvation: Repenting of your sins and turning back to God Understanding: Reading and gaining … [Read more...]

Have you heard the saying “Don’t cast all your cares in one basket.” Well I don’t agree with this saying. In my years as a growing follower of Jesus Christ I have learned to cast ALL my cares upon Jesus. It wasn’t always like that. In the very beginning when I first repented and was forgiven (Saved) I used to freak out, panic, go into deep depressions, worry, and have fear about many things in my life. When your in the beginning stages of learning about something, you don’t have much knowledge of how to fully apply because you don’t fully know. As the years have gone on, I’ve learned more and more through others sharing their knowledge but most of all through trials and what what the Word of God says on how to cast all my cares (or anxiety) upon Jesus. At … [Read more...]