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My Official Lisbon Airport Experience

Before I continue, I want to acknowledge the impact of this night. There were so many times in my life, as a young, beautiful woman, whether I felt it that day or not, I’d drive downtown or look into a crowded bar and wonder. Wow, everyone looks like they are having so much fun: connecting, sharing, and being in the moment. “I wish that could be me” were the types of things I would say to myself. It wasn’t until I started a new way of thinking that allowed me to escape out of

The clock strikes 9:30 PM. I take one last glance at my Grinch green slip dress that exposes my back. It’s the one I got with Bango a couple months back. My lipstick is a dark purple. It makes me look mysterious, which is funny because that’s not the word I’d use to describe myself. I begin to make my way to karaoke. I start to walk, 19 minutes away. Maybe if I take the bus, it’ll get me there faster. In the moment, the bus runs up. I hop on quickly as two other people in fro

Man I Need  — A Leap of Faith When I hear “Man I Need”  by Olivia Dean, the man I’m thinking of is Jesus. About four months ago, Jesus started showing me multiple spiritual signs to go to Portugal. Every time someone mentioned Portugal  or Lisbon,  my ears would start ringing, like a divine alert I couldn’t ignore. One day, I even found a book on the side of the road, left there all alone, and the word Lisbon  was highlighted. Then at my favorite venue, I noticed the coat che