25 Facts About Me Before I Turn 26 Years Old (Karla Reyes)

1. Obsessed with history. 

I'm almost 26 years old in a few months. So I decided to continue my video project by putting it together with a blog post. By the way, Blogger has been a fun experience. Kept me busy when necessary and when not necessary. 

My first experience with Blogger was reading other people's post and seeing their layouts and how they used the platform. I hope to continue to use it to showcase my voice.

I'm obsessed with history. 

I've been reading a lot in school but never thought much of it until now. No one convinced me, only my curious mind. 

2. My Curious mind

I've noticed (while pausing from so much busyness) that I have a curious mind. 

I like to learn a-lot. So my curiosity sometimes gets the best of me. I'm just joking!

It's for the best, I'm guessing. Not sure. It leads to very high-minded intellectual thoughts

I can testify of that as being true. 

3. I like to learn a-lot.

No one has to tell me twice to pick up a book and start reading. Whether it's a library stop, down to having my own books to read, it's an adventure. 

But I can testify that reading the Bible? there's always something to apply to an current season. 

Church(es) always teach(es) new things and perpectives/ways to learn scripture, bible theology.

4. Bible theology.

Bible theology is something I've been passionate about learning since I was 16 years old. That was, almost 10 years ago or 10 years ago. I know we're still short in 2025 to reach year 2026, it depends on how you perceive it (the years that is). 

I will always cherish a good theology read with a side of my favorite cold iced drink. I can't say I have a favorite because I switch between tea and a smoothie, cold coffee, cold lemon water. That's just me. 

5. When I was 16 years old.

I had a very, tough mental break-down. Not a breakdown emotionally. But a tough process of knowing what I wanted to do with my life. I would pray for hours asking God what I should do with my life. 

Break-down to me is:

-Not knowing what to do with my time and my life. 

-Not knowing what to wear when I have options to put together.

-Not knowing whether I should make the first move or not when it comes down to life choices (important once at that too). 

I had to sit down and study for hours online to see what I wanted to do. 

Place phone calls and receive college advice. It wasn't an easy season for me. 

I had to let go of old doors in order to find my passions and desires and I received the adequate help necessary to continue running my race (life that is). Like Paul passionately says in the New Testament. 

6. My Paul from New Testament times.

Since I was a teen, Paul reminded me of a heroic person. Stuck between deep theology based on scripts down to knowing if the truth he actually practiced was true or not. 

Once he became a spiritual man? He was all in for Jesus. On fire for Jesus like how it is said in church. 

7. On fire for Jesus.

I was never trained in church by leadership. I was always the one to take initiative and say: 'Oh can we do this or that?,' or 'can I contribute my wisdom to this or that?' in my own ways. That's what leadership does and it's more than a list of: 

-Suggestions

-Feedbacks

It's a lifestyle. I was setting an example to imitate to other leaders by taking initiative (even if it was just in church, not so sure... people don't usually come up to you and say: 'Oh you inspire me to keep going,'that's peculiar (rare to find)). 

But I do know what the Bible says in Timothy so I'd do my best to imitate Christ's character in every situation that came my way. 

I was never trained by humans. It was always scripture for me and allowing myself to experience what humans go through in this earth (not that I'm not one, haha). 

8. Experiences are my delight. But you know what Psalms 37:4 says... So I maintain that in my heart posture in every task I do. 

Experiences are my best-friend. Meaning I cherish them forever. Even down to having a gum stuck in the bottom of my shoe. That right there, is priceless and I will never take it back if I had to. 

It made me better not bitter. 

Learning how to navigate walking distances, public transportation, sheesh. Sounds boring, but to me was fun. 

Still is but you know, times change and all.

9. Times change and all.

Times change and I'm not referring to the NYT.

Although I do like the layouts in news-reporting sites and how they do what they do (when it involves graphics). 

Especially since it's in New York, what? Do you know how precious that is? The city that overcame a lot in history and is still trying to overcome and better their systematic ways. That's amazing. 

#NeverforgetTheCity

I use hashtags a lot. It's a social media thing now. 

But back to me, I keep trying to keep up with the times and it's been really hard to gather so much information from so many blogs on what's going on in the world. It's not being nosy the objective but by being informed. That's why I started: Info. Page. I like to learn Christian news in Christian culture, down to in-general news.

I hope I'm saying things in a clear way despite it sounding short and complex at times. 

10. News (good news & bad news).

Good news and bad news. It's part of life. 

Sometimes news makes you want to cry tears of hope or tears of shocked. 

But that's life. 

You have to wake up every morning and decide, am I going to let it affect me or am I going to do something to better myself, my life, my neighbors?

That's how life is and that's how life will always be. 

That's what we all are born to no matter our differences. 

I cope like anyone does but coping to me is praying. Praying and asking God for answers when there's things I can't do and hoping He'll allow others to do what I can't do nor am not called to do in the moment. I hope that brings purpose and life to anyone who reads my coping mechanism for this life. I inhale and exhale prayer like (a) walking prayer warrior(s). 

I know Philippians mentions prayer but to me it's just life. We have to cope when there's bad news and we need to seek God for answers. That's church history. 

I ensure to self-care a lot and yeah... :)

11.  Self-care.

Self-care is important to me. 

Down to, hip-hop Christian tunes. 

'I dig it,' meaning I like it a-lot. 

I started hearing it recently and it's been rewarding. 

It's filled with wisdom and I love to choreograph dance so it does it (meaning it hits differently; it's a new thing). 

But I also like my old worship music. Classical worship music. I'm a worshiper in the secret place and outside of the secret place. 

But the secret place is important to me. It's not a secret but there's unanswered prayers and inward prayers that's between God and me and that's true friendship right there. 

Being able to come to God and petition my heart's desires and requests and await the opportune moment to do them. 

Waiting is part of life, if we don't know how to wait? We don't believe in God and I want to stay a believer, so yeah.

12. Waiting on God and trusting in Him. 

Proverbs speaks to us about waiting. 

How it's important for us to wait. 

Waiting for me has been easy because I'm a very quiet person.

I'm not loud and obnoxious but I can get loud and obnoxious when I want to, joking! Haha. 

I am very persuasive, let's say that and that's necessary when portraying a message. 

We all portray messages (even non-religion once). 

But don't talk to me about religion, talk to me about purpose please. 

That's my mentality. Boxing down a narrative just to continue discussing it? Isn't my cup of tea if

a narrative discusses things that I don't want to talk about. Respectfully speaking.

Trusting God is part of waiting and if I want to please God? I must trust God. 

13. Pleasing God. 

Pleasing God is sacrificial sacrifice and surrender to His will in the Bible then everything else is add-ons to me. Being able to sleep, eat, do my regular activities without stressing out is honestly a blessing from God. 

Being able to:

-Handle my own projects for the Lord and for people too.

-Craft and craft and craft until I leave this earth? My purpose and that's not going to change at all. 

-Pleasing God with how I interact with other humans is really important to me. If it's not true then I'm not doing my job as a believer. 

See believer isn't just a cute doodle font title. It's important to me and I take that seriously. Highly seriously because God has done a lot for me, even without me asking at times. Blessings upon blessings until overflow. 

But sometimes, God has to humble us like that Nebuchadnezzar guy from the Bible. It's not pretty but it's joyful and joyous when it pleases God. 'That's what's up,' literally. 

14. I dig positivity (meaning I cherish it).

I cherish my moments being positive with others and myself. 

Sometimes I have to pray to be positive because at times it's tough to not want to continue being positive to myself when busy but that's a therapeutic practice to prevent mental health issues a 100%. 

Meaning it does work 100%. 

It's a fight to give into negative crippling thoughts: the what ifs. 

Those thoughts? I try to avoid and submit them to Christ like the Bible says. 

What if this doesn't work out?

What if it doesn't turn out right?

So on and so forth. I give it over to God a 100%.

15. My faith family.

We don't choose who we do life with. 

God does and I've been grateful beyond measure in sharing my life with the church (in-general).

It will continue. Church is part of my life no matter where I go and who I see. That's something God 

knitted in my heart since I was a little girl and still stands true today.

16. My biological family.

Blood is thicker than water they say. 

So as a Christian? I'm supposed to be the light to my family before I witness to the world. 

That's the Christian life for ya' (meaning: you).

17.  Let people think whatever, keep shining your light- mentality.

My mentality isn't different. I'm not going to be quoting stuff that's not necessarily true in my life. 

But I have the mentality of the Bible. 

If it's not aligned with scripture? I don't want it, I don't need it. 

This involves every single topic in life. 

If there was ever an opinion? Oh that's nice, that's kind. But I keep it pushing. 

Meaning I keep going no matter the obstacles that try to prevent me from continuing my race (if it ever came to be).

It's a humbled mentality because God 1st ya', God first.

18. My Baptism 

I had a strong desire to get baptized when I recognized the importance of being baptized but a Christian leader told me it wasn't time. 

So I took the advice and ran with it. 

Meaning I waited until I was strongly convinced that baptism didn't save only Jesus saved and my time would come. 

I got baptized in 2018. As a young adult, I went in. No regrets and I'll continue to do so. It's my mission. 

Go hard for God or go home (when it's time to that is, when God decides to take me to heaven). 

It sounds negative, but to me it's positive demeanor and thinking. It depends on how you see it but to me?

It's more important to my life how I see things not how people see it. Just saying. 

19. My Teaching Experience

Okay, this is funny but I have a mental memory of when I was a little girl at home? I would play pretend teacher. 

I would have my dolls with me and teach them necessary skills or I would teach with so much authority I didn't know where in the world it came from. 

But I laugh just thinking about how I sounded and looked. It's crazy but I think it was the years of seeing people do what they do that inspired me to want to be one too. 

So I became one in church for the kids ministry only. 

Presentations in school? Was a tough thing for me but I didn't know it continued in college. 

Sadly, I wish everything came with instructions and manuscripts, or was I dazing off? Not sure! I don't 

remember everything. Not possible. To remember everything so I ask how I was at times to others and 

there's positive results in that. I'm glad.

Or I remember something when I'm preoccupied and it makes sense so I ask for further details about it. 

It's fun though. To remember and sit down and share stories or to simply listen to the rest of the story. 

20. Being Presented to God as a baby by my parents

When you have two parents, they're supposed to be in agreement with how their child is brought up. 

Despite my parents different upbringings? I became important in church. I was presented when I was a 

baby. My family from one side served faithfully to God the most at some point but God has a time for everything in this life. 

Depriving the church from doing their mission is like saying: stop being the church. 

It's not possible for the church not to be the church, it's our function. It's like saying to stop shopping and 

eating when those are basic human needs. 

21. Relationships

My relationships have always been healthy because I was always the brave Christian girl. Yeah. I didn't think there would be a Christian girl era. 

But God is sure filled with surprises.

I guess my Christian girl era was less social media, more in person to the people I loved and still love and cherish to the moon and back. 

22. Who in the world influenced me to do social media?

It's my passion. 

Social media management that is. 

Even with no pay. 

Pay isn't important to me. It's just part of the economy. So yeah.

23. Managing my own calendar, etc.

Hey, so I manage my own calendar. 

Sounds fun right? 

Well, try managing your emails yourself.

When you rather be away. 

But oh, you have to 'endure.' 

Correct? Correct. 

24. Jesus Christ 'El Jesus Mi Cristo.'

I received Jesus for myself because I wanted to make sure He lived in me when I was 12-13 years old. 12 1/2 years old. But I'm sure it was in my middle school stage. 

I bowed the knees and received His peace that surpasses all understanding. 

I felt not alone and He listened to my prayer. 

It was just a 'knowing' for me. 

I can't quite explain too much of it unless you just know.

If you know, you know. 

If you don't then you are still available to experience God your own way. 

25. Psalms 37:4 testimony. 

I was praying once for my college Journey so the Lord can open the door & I kid you not, God sent a beautiful older church woman my way one day and she's like:

"Oh I know about your college Journey and best believe it's going to happen."

Next thing you know, the doors kept opening and I was like: :o! 

Stop, this is a beautiful testimony. I only shared it with a few people but now I decided to publicize it. 

Let it bring glory to God alone. 

Thanks for hearing me out! Hope it blesses you in some way, some how.

Bonus!

#26:

26. Birthdays.

Have you guys tried the countdown application on Apple App stores? Or a countdown app? 

I like to countdown for every birthday and see what I've achieved so far in my life here on 

earth. I'm extremely-optimistic and achiever-mentality-of-a-young-woman-type. 

Reminder count-downs are cool. 

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