memorable moments

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“Every moment and every event of everyman's life on earth plants something in his soul. For just as the wind carries thousands of winged seeds, so each moment brings with it germs of spiritual vitality that come to rest imperceptibly in the minds and wills of men.”
Thomas Merton


@San Felipe with some of my fav girls
@Casa Don Bosco with some of the Salesian Volunteers and kids
@Monica´s house: the moment we told Ty that iguanas are NOT sacred in Ecuador  #LOLS
@Sinai retreat house learning about the "energy" #magicisnotfunifeverybdyknowsit

@refuerzo with JCU and my kids
with Luis and Sebastian
the kids playing with the Uno cards my mom brought

Alida, one of my fav, playing uno (don´t tell anyone)
@Corpus Christi: the moment of ¡derrumbe! on Victor
with the dynamic duo of youth group
@Elisa´s house before naptime #napsaren´tjustforkids
@Sylvias´s house practicing for the hora loca

with the beautiful Scarlette on her quinceañera
@Eli´s: the moment Amy stole my gafas and impersonated me
@Mayra´s wedding (we haven´t dressed up this nice in months!)
congrats Mayra and Bolivar!

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