I am not sure, but I think some people think there is no way that someone from the beautiful landscape of California could ever be happy in Central Texas. The food is different, the weather is not the same, people dress differently and drive different cars. One is “liberal and blue” the other is “red and conservative” and we are told that there’s no way for my family to like both…and they’re right…we don’t like both, we absolutely love both. I am not going to lie and say I don’t miss the beaches and mountains of California, because I do. However, if I left Waco I would surely miss walking the riverbanks of the Brazos and the wide open spaces of Central Texas as well.

It’s powerful to watch children experience moments you know they will remember for a lifetime. I read a book ages ago called “Wild At Heart” that opened my eyes to the reality that each young person has a question sitting deep in their heart that is asking “do I have what it takes.”