I aim to live every day of my life to bring glory to God, bring others closer to Him and bring myself into deeper relationship with Him. 

I hope I grow less certain and more intrigued. I hope I am more awake to the world and to life. I hope wonder expands in me.

One year from today I hope to be different by fully believing the healed version of me. What that means to me is walking into the fullness of what God is doing in my life without fear. 

Honestly, I just hope I can continue to be a source of comfort and support to those who need it. I’m very content with who I am. 

I’m most proud when I’m able to make a positive impact, no matter how big or small. As a first generation Mexican immigrant with a college degree I’m proud of the work I’ve put in to get to where I am.

Being a mom, wife, advocate and a church servant isn’t easy but everything I do, I do it with love. I love to serve others and just be present for those in need. 

Learning to love myself has been the biggest obstacle in my life. Knowing I am enough just as I am has also been very hard in the past.

One year from now I hope I am more confident, self-assured and peaceful in knowing and serving in my purpose. This seems to have been my lifetime hope and still a work in progress. 

It is absolutely okay to ask for help so that you can focus on the aspects of work and life that only you can do.

Losing one of my senses was a devastating experience, and one that I had to work through while simultaneously raising small children and building a career for myself.

I am so much better at loving myself than I used to be, but I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t still something I struggle with at different points in time. 

I have a passion for helping people. Now working with drug court participants, it gives me great joy to see the light come on for a person who has struggled with addiction like I did. 

I’ve lived through things that broke me and I put myself back together and made beauty from the ashes I was left in. 

This might sound too idealistic, but I wish people would remember everyone is a human being with their own unique story. I find myself discouraged by the polarized society we live in, especially when I see people in our community at odds over certain issues.

I pray I continue to develop into a woman who loves herself without an ego that needs to be fed. I want to live this next year doing it afraid in order to achieve my calling and dream for my life.

A lot of my life I’ve been told I’m too much – Too loud! Too opinionated! Too! Too! Too! In third grade, my teacher told my mom to embrace my bossy attitude to make me a great leader. That was 30 years ago and I’m just now embracing that.

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, and it is easy to put our hope in the wrong things, which leads to disappointment, disillusionment, discouragement, and depression. Where we place our hope matters and my heart is to help foster a restoration of hope in our community and state. 

The biggest obstacle in my life has been recognizing that many beliefs I have had are not my own beliefs. Consistently choosing thoughts that align with my highest self was the most difficult conditioning I’ve experienced. 

I hope in a year I’m also giving more to myself, in the same way I give to others. I also hope I’m able to enjoy each and every day without worrying about the next day too much. 

By setting a solid example and demonstrating qualities like kindness, empathy and resilience, I hope to instill these values in my daughter, helping her grow into a responsible, driven and compassionate individual.