About Me

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Hello Friend!

I’m so glad you chose to stop by!

If it were up to me we’d be sitting at a local coffee shop swapping stories and getting to know one another over vanilla lattes with heavy foam and warm, chocolate-filled croissants.

In a few short words here’s how I would describe myself:

Loyal, Practical, Real, Steady, Curious and Cautiouly Courageous.

I dream big, scary dreams and then hide from them because … well, they’re scary! I want to make a difference in this world but I also prefer having my feet firmly planted on the ground because I value security over risk. I’ve been hurt, rejected, betrayed, broken, and have felt like giving up more times than I can count. In times when I felt all was lost God continued to pick me up, brush me off and encouraged me to keep going.

I’m a 4 year breast cancer survivor and am so thankful for each day I live and every breath I take. I am grateful to celebrate over 22 years of marriage with my college sweetheart – Sam. Together we’ve been in ministry for just about as long, with a few pit stops and breaks along the way. Ministry has no doubt worn me out but it has also filled me up to overflow. I enjoy being able to serve our local church family and my calling keeps me committed for the long haul. My favorite part of ministry is definitely the relationships I’ve made and the memories I choose to treasure from each season.

God gifted me with two beautiful daughters who keep me young, humble, prayed up and constantly smiling, laughing or crying – sometimes all at the same time! One of my earliest dreams was to be a mom and today my girls fill my love tank with more love and gray hairs than I ever could have imagined. Not to mention there’s no shortage of shoes, lipstick or handbags in our house!

On the other hand, growing up I learned early on to suppress my feelings and hide my emotions. Unknowingly, I believe I developed a form of Alexithymia – the inability to recognize or describe one’s own emotions. I didn’t lack emotions, I knew I had them, I just didn’t know how to label them or process them properly and in turn I always felt like something was internally wrong with me.

It’s taken a truckload of self-awareness, years of counseling and the grace of God to develop emotional health. Don’t get me wrong. This is a life-long process I’ll continue to push through until each layer is fully healed. There are no bandaids big enough to heal emotional wounds. They have to be treated property and with care. Yet, as a self-professed “emotion scientist” now, (thank you Marc Bracket, Ph.D author of Permission to Feel, for shedding light on this terminology), today I am on a quest to develop healthy emotional skills and pass them onto my girls and those in my circle of influence.

So welcome to my adventure … I’m so glad you’re here. I invite you to join me on a journey of discovery, growth, restoration and resilience. First and foremost, this is a safe place! I hope my stories will inspire you to take courageous steps toward whole-hearted living as you Rediscover Resilience. The Best is Yet to Come!

Blessings my friend…let us journey together!