When I was younger, I was really shy—shyer than normal. The friends I had were mostly family friends and family, and sometimes I was even shy around them. So I spent a lot of time by myself, either playing in my room with my toys or roaming around the house with nothing but my imagination. And my imagination was the best. I used to pretend I had superpowers and incredible fighting skills, and every time it rained, it was life or death. I would throw on my gaucho, grab my staff(a tree branch) and prepare for battle. I was a princess, of course, but a warrior as well. I was constantly being kidnapped, but somehow, I always escaped. Every episode ended the same way: “VEY! IT’S TIME FOR DINNER!” My adventure would pause, but it never ended. After dinner, I would continue exactly where I left off, and I would never repeat an episode for every adventure was completely new. It was like Avatar. And the trampoline? That was the main battlefield. On cold, rainy days, I would rest there, waiting for my next mission. My intuition would alarm me. I would spring up. And there would be stillness and silence. Nothing in sight. And then—BOOM! I was ambushed. I would fight my enemies off on the trampoline, flipping, falling dramatically, stabbing at the air, and twirling my staff around the poles. Sometimes I would lose my staff and have to fend for myself, but I always found a way. Until one day, I was exhausted. There was only one enemy left, and this was the most intense battle yet. He was just as skilled as I was, and somehow he knew all my moves and used them against me. My staff was gone, I had fallen, and had no energy left. He stood over me with his sword pointed directly at me, and there was nowhere to run. He ordered me to take off my hood, so slowly, I revealed my identity. He gasped.  The masked ninja warrior lowered his sword and removed his mask. It was… my twin brother. Betrayal. I had been fighting my own people the entire time. But my people were divided—one had been manipulated by the government, while the other had rebelled against it. And the series continued. Except I don’t have a twin brother. That was all my imagination.

Along the way, I recruited animals to help me. I had a snail army that I trained, and they only came out when it rained, so naturally, they were extremely valuable soldiers. I also had plant powers, and whenever I was in danger, I always had some ridiculous last-minute idea that somehow saved me. My world had no limits. A tree branch could become a sword, a trampoline could become a battlefield, a rainy afternoon could become a war, a group of snails could become an army, and a quiet, shy girl could become a princess warrior.  I had an entire world living inside my imagination.

That is one of the best blessings God has ever given me. Since I was little I loved to explore, and have never stopped. He planted these desires within my heart! God has lead me to this mission for a purpose. Isaiah 6:8. It took awareness to understand, I am able. I am able to do all things through Christ who gives me strength. The bigger question is am I available for that? That is why he had to STRIP me away from everything I once loved. Furthering my understanding of who God is, has lead me to realize He was always with me, and walked me here to my next mission. He put me on this earth for a reason. So why not fulfill it? It is His will ill follow, for it’s the whole purpose why I’m alive. He has given me a song to sing and a plan to follow. I know where I come from, and I know who He is. This knowledge is within everyone; it takes few to realize it. After all it’s the root cause of why we are good.